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Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
Purposedifferent
The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.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 loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
15-90 min daily5-15 min15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
13-203-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Priority Task, Completion Note, Daily FocusRanked list, Consensus signal, ShortlistIdea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
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Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
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