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Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact 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 goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.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
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
60-120 min45-90 min10-20 min
Participantsdifferent
5-123-84-100+
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group PriorityImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
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Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
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Dot Voting
Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
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Round Robin Brainstorming
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
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Alignment Mapping
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis