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Criterion
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
Paper mind map with a central course onboarding question, colored main branches, keywords and cross-links.
Facilitation
Mind Mapping
Purposedifferent
When a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection.When a problem gets covered up too quickly with answers, Question Burst puts the better question at the center. The format opens the thinking space before the group commits to an interpretation.Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable.When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
5-15 min15-30 min1-3 h15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-202-83-121-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Ranked list, Consensus signal, ShortlistQuestion List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer PlanMind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
KnowledgeMappingRisk
BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation
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