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| Criterion |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |  Innovation Reverse Brainstorming |  Facilitation Dot Voting |  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. | For persistent errors or blockages, the method shifts the view to the opposite of the desired effect. It exposes the mechanics of failure and makes hidden causes easier to grasp. This makes improvement more concrete and the problem clearer. | When a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection. | 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 | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 30-60 min | 5-15 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-12 | 3-12 | 3-20 | 4-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority | Reverse Ideas, Risk Themes, Solution Ideas | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityRisk | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |