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| Criterion |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Facilitation Dot Voting |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 5-15 min | 60-120 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 3-20 | 5-12 | 5-30 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas |
Tags1 shared | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment |