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Criterion
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
Paper illustration of the Morphological Analysis working structure.
Innovation
Morphological Analysis
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Purposedifferent
When a problem gets covered up too quickly with answers, Question Burst puts the better question at the center. The format opens the thinking space before the group commits to an interpretation.For a search for solutions with many degrees of freedom, a grid emerges for systematic combinations. The method separates features, variants, and exclusion criteria, so the space gets explored deliberately.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 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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
15-30 min1-3 h60-120 min5-15 min
Participantsdifferent
2-82-85-123-20
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsMorphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea ShortlistRanked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group PriorityRanked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
IdeationInnovationCreativity
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
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