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Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Purposedifferent
IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h10-20 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
2-84-100+5-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Issue Map, Positions, Argument NotesIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesRanked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority
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RationaleKnowledgeDecision
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
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Facilitation
Dot Voting
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Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
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Decision Making
Argument Mapping
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Delivery
Cost of Delay