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Criterion
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Paper illustration of a yellow story card, blue rule cards, green example cards and a red question card on a light workspace.
Agile
Example Mapping
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
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 a story carries business rules and exceptions, it brings clarity before implementation. It makes examples, open questions, and boundaries visible enough that the logic becomes jointly sound.When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
60-120 min30-60 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
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Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group PriorityExample Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open QuestionsIdea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
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Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
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