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Criterion
Paper timeline with three dates, parallel lanes for work, signals and decisions, and labeled links.
Facilitation
Timeline
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Purposedifferent
When a project, incident, or change process is only remembered in fragments, Timeline brings the sequence back into a readable form. It makes turning points, precursors, and after-effects recognizable over the course of time.The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.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.
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Timedifferent
30-90 min45-90 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
2-122-85-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Timeline, Milestones, Insight NotesAnsoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk NotesRanked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority
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FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
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Facilitation
Dot Voting
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
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Operations
ABC Analysis
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping