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| Criterion |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |  Operations Accountability Ladder |  Innovation Design Charrette |  Innovation Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | With defensive reactions to problems, the method shifts the view from justification to ownership. It makes visible which reaction stage a person or team is currently stuck on. | In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space. | When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 10-20 min | 20-45 min | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-100+ | 1-8 | 10-50 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes | Ownership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching Notes | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationInclusionIdeation | ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |