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Criterion
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Paper illustration of a branching category tree with a highlighted search path and possible dead ends.
UX Research
Tree Testing
Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin 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.When a navigation exists but search paths still fail, tree testing checks findability without visual distraction. The method shows whether labels, levels, and paths really lead to the intended destination.With unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
60-120 min1-2 Tage20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
5-12Based on research question4-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group PriorityFindability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IAIdea List, Cluster, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
Information architectureNavigationFindability
BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity
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Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom