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Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
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.Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLow
Timedifferent
60-120 min60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
5-124-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group PriorityAnnotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
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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 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
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ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping