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Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
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.When many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes.
Complexitydifferent
LowMedium
Timedifferent
10-20 min30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
4-100+3-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesAffinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items
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FacilitationInclusionIdeation
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
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Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
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