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Criterion
Visual Management workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Visual Management
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration of an activity-role table with clear RACI assignments and one highlighted accountable role per activity.
Operations
RACI Matrix
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Purposedifferent
With high tempo and many parallel topics, the method makes status, deviations, and priorities visible at a glance. It reduces search effort and prevents what matters from getting lost in daily work.When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time.With unclear responsibilities across several roles or areas, the method creates unambiguous accountability logic. It reduces friction because decision, execution, contribution, and information become separately visible.In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
Ongoing1-3 h45-90 min90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
1-205-302-84-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception CuesConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority AreasRACI Matrix, Responsibility Map, Decision NotesDecision Rights Matrix, Agreement
Tagsno overlap
SignalsOperationsVisual management
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
RolesResponsibilityGovernanceOperations
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
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