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Criterion
Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
Paper mind map with a central course onboarding question, colored main branches, keywords and cross-links.
Facilitation
Mind Mapping
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Purposedifferent
With a restless workday full of too many open items, the method creates radical simplicity. It directs attention to a short sequence instead of a broad, still-open field.When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early.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.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
5-10 min daily15-45 min5-15 min
Participantsdifferent
11-103-20
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Daily Priority List, Completion NotesMind Map, Topic Clusters, Open QuestionsRanked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationProductivityExecution
BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
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Eat the Frog
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
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Brainwriting
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop