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Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
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.When a lot is assumed about a target group but little is seen jointly, empathy mapping makes knowledge and gaps directly comparable. The picture also shows which assumptions hold up and where evidence is missing.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
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
60-120 min30–60 min10-20 min
Participantsdifferent
5-124-84-100+
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group PriorityEmpathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
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Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming