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Process Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Operations
Process Mapping
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Purposedifferent
With a confusing workflow that has many handoffs, the method makes the actual process visible. It shows where work is passed on, delayed, or duplicated, so improvement targets the right spots.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h10-20 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
3-104-100+5-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Process Map, Handoff List, Improvement BacklogIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesRanked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority
Tagsno overlap
ProcessOperationsImprovement
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
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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 for ABC Analysis
Operations
ABC Analysis
Paper illustration of a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
Operations
After-Action Review