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Criterion
Paper illustration for PDCA Cycle.
Operations
PDCA Cycle
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Purposedifferent
For an improvement that still has to prove itself in everyday work, the method runs it through small learning loops. It connects planning, checking, and standardization into a repeatable learning mode.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 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
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
1 h bis mehrere Wochen60-120 min10-20 min
Participantsdifferent
1-85-124-100+
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
PDCA Log, Experiment Plan, Learning Outcome, Standard ChangeRanked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group PriorityIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes
Tagsno overlap
Continuous improvementLeanExperiments
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
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Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
Paper illustration of Hypothesis Prioritization Canvas with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Hypothesis Prioritization Canvas
Paper illustration for Kaizen Event.
Operations
Kaizen Event