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| Criterion |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |  Innovation Lean Startup |  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. | For uncertain business assumptions, the method forces the idea into contact with real market reactions early. It separates wishful picture, assumption, and observable behavior, so that learning becomes faster than planning. This translates uncertainty into measurable insight. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 10-20 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-12 | 2-8 | 4-100+ |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion | LeanStartupValidationMVP | FacilitationInclusionIdeation |
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