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| Criterion |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Facilitation Dot Voting |  Innovation Round Robin Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | With unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 5-15 min | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 3-20 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist |
Tags1 shared | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity |
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