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| Criterion |  Facilitation Lean Coffee |  Product Discovery Opportunity Scoring |  Facilitation Open Space Technology |  Facilitation Dot Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 opportunities need ranking by their effect, it makes importance and satisfaction directly comparable. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as an opportunity-score table and top outcomes. | When a complex topic does not yet have a fitting agenda, Open Space Technology hands topic ownership back to the participants. The format suits questions that only move forward when real interest determines the order. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 60-120 min | 0.5-2 Tage | 5-15 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 3-6 | 20-500+ | 3-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action Items | Opportunity Score Table, Top Outcomes | Session Marketplace, Proceedings, Action Topics | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationAutonomyDialogue | PrioritizationDiscoveryOutcomesNeeds | FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization |