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Criterion
Process Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Operations
Process Mapping
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
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 a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection.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
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h5-15 min10-20 min
Participantsdifferent
3-103-204-100+
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Process Map, Handoff List, Improvement BacklogRanked list, Consensus signal, ShortlistIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes
Tagsno overlap
ProcessOperationsImprovement
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
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Nominal Group Technique
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Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
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Operations
ABC Analysis
Paper illustration of a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
Operations
After-Action Review