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Criterion
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Paper illustration of an activity-role table with clear RACI assignments and one highlighted accountable role per activity.
Operations
RACI Matrix
Paper illustration for RAPID
Decision Making
RAPID
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
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.With unclear responsibilities across several roles or areas, the method creates unambiguous accountability logic. It reduces friction because decision, execution, contribution, and information become separately visible.In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels.In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
5-15 min45-90 min45-90 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-202-83-122-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Ranked list, Consensus signal, ShortlistRACI Matrix, Responsibility Map, Decision NotesRAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision LogDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
RolesResponsibilityGovernanceOperations
DecisionRolesGovernance
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
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