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Criterion
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
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 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 many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h5-15 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-83-202-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Issue Map, Positions, Argument NotesRanked list, Consensus signal, ShortlistPower Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder
Tagsno overlap
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping