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| Criterion |  Facilitation Dot Voting |  Facilitation Question Burst |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 15-30 min | 15-45 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 2-8 | 1-10 | 5-30 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning Prompts | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas |
Tags1 shared | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment |