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Criterion
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
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.In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space.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 many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
60-120 minHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage5-15 min10-20 min
Participantsdifferent
5-1210-503-204-100+
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group PrioritySketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized DirectionRanked list, Consensus signal, ShortlistIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
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