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| Criterion |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |  UX Research Card Sorting |  Innovation Round Robin Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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 content only makes sense internally and users can't find the structure again, card sorting exposes their mental order. Terms, groups, and naming are then aligned with the target group's expectations. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 20-45 min | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-12 | Based on research question | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority | Content groups, Label set, IA hypotheses | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion | Information architectureNavigationStructure | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity |
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