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| Criterion |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |  Facilitation 3-Circle Venn Diagram |  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 three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies. | 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 | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 15-45 min | 10-20 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-12 | 2-8 | 4-100+ |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority | Venn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes |
Tags1 shared | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion | ComparisonFacilitationAlignment | FacilitationInclusionIdeation |
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