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Criterion
Paper illustration of Opportunity Scoring with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Opportunity Scoring
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Paper illustration for World Café.
Facilitation
World Café
Purposedifferent
When opportunities need ranking by their effect, it makes importance and satisfaction directly comparable. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as an opportunity-score table and top outcomes.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 group needs to connect many viewpoints in a short time, World Café creates a calm alternation between closeness and rotation. It sets thinking in motion without forcing the conversation into full-plenary rigidity.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
60-120 min60-120 min60-180 min
Participantsdifferent
3-65-1212-100+
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Opportunity Score Table, Top OutcomesRanked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group PriorityTable Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationDiscoveryOutcomesNeeds
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking
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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 Fishbowl Discussion.
Facilitation
Fishbowl Discussion
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
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