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Criterion
Visual Management workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Visual Management
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
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 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 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.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
Ongoing5-15 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
1-203-205-30
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception CuesRanked list, Consensus signal, ShortlistConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas
Tagsno overlap
SignalsOperationsVisual management
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
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Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
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Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
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ABC Analysis
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping