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Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Paper illustration for Storytelling
Facilitation
Storytelling
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
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 an insight needs to have an effect, storytelling translates dry facts into a comprehensible development. It combines context, tension, and consequence into a form that people remember and pass on more easily.When loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting.
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Timedifferent
5-15 min45-120 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
3-201-65-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ranked list, Consensus signal, ShortlistNarrative Outline, Key Message, Story ArcRanked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority
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FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
CommunicationNarrativeStakeholdersFacilitation
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
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