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| Criterion |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |  Innovation Round Robin 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. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | When a headline metric could mask side effects, it adds guardrail signals against unwanted outcomes. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a counter-metric list and guardrail definitions. | With unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 10-20 min | 1-2 h | 30-60 min | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-100+ | 4-12 | 2-6 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationInclusionIdeation | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity |