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| Criterion |  Facilitation Dot Voting |  Operations Visual Management |  Operations ABC Analysis |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 high tempo and many parallel topics, the method makes status, deviations, and priorities visible at a glance. It reduces search effort and prevents what matters from getting lost in daily work. | With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention. | When many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | Ongoing | 30-60 min | 10-20 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 1-20 | 1-5 | 4-100+ |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control List | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | SignalsOperationsVisual management | PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio | FacilitationInclusionIdeation |