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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
Rich Picture workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Rich Picture
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.A Rich Picture brings an unclear situation onto a shared drawing. It captures actors, tensions, information flows, and blind spots before the team jumps to solutions too early.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
5-15 min15-30 min30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
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Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ranked list, Consensus signal, ShortlistQuestion List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsRich Picture, Problem Framing Notes
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization
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Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Paper illustration for Soft Systems Methodology.
Systems Thinking
Soft Systems Methodology
Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop