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Criterion
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Paper illustration for TRIZ
Innovation
TRIZ
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.For technical contradictions or trade-offs, the method looks for solutions that resolve opposing requirements at the same time. It translates limits into an explicit picture of conflict that becomes workable. This produces not just compromises but more elegant principles.
Complexitydifferent
LowHigh
Timedifferent
5-15 min1-4 h
Participantsdifferent
3-202-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Ranked list, Consensus signal, ShortlistContradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity
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Paper illustration for Contradiction Analysis.
Innovation
Contradiction Analysis
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam