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| Criterion |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Operations Eat the Frog |  Operations Ivy Lee Method |  Facilitation Dot Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed. | 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 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 | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 15-90 min daily | 5-10 min daily | 5-15 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 1 | 1 | 3-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Priority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus | Daily Priority List, Completion Notes | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution | PrioritizationProductivityExecution | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization |