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| Criterion | ![]() Business Strategy VMGS | ![]() Facilitation 1-2-4-All | ![]() Facilitation Dot Voting | ![]() Facilitation Consensus Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | VMGS arranges vision, mission, goals, and strategies into a clear guiding logic. Direction, purpose, and priorities are connected so teams can decide more coherently. | 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. | 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 | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 10-20 min | 5-15 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 4-100+ | 3-20 | 5-30 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Vision Statement, Mission Statement, Goals, Strategies | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas |
Tagsno overlap | VisionGoalsStrategy | FacilitationInclusionIdeation | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment |



