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Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
A paper-based illustration representing Design Sprint with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Design Sprint
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 the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHigh
Timedifferent
60-120 min4-5 Tage
Participantsdifferent
5-125-8
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group PriorityPrototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale
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FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation
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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
Design Thinking as a learning loop: an observation notebook, a focused problem statement, different idea sketches, a cardboard prototype and user-test notes. Feedback leads to new understanding.
Innovation
Design Thinking
Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming