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| Criterion |  Facilitation Lean Coffee |  Facilitation Dot Voting |  Innovation Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a group without a fixed agenda needs to get into useful conversations quickly, Lean Coffee structures the start around interests rather than a presentation. The group itself negotiates which topics get time first and which wait. | 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 a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 5-15 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 3-20 | 4-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action Items | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationAutonomyDialogue | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |
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