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| Criterion |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |  Facilitation Barcamp |  Innovation How Might We |  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 many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance. | With a stuck problem carrying many implicit assumptions, the method translates observations into open, workable questions. It sharpens the problem frame without pre-thinking the solution, turning frustration or fuzziness into a search space with clear direction. | 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 | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 30–45 min | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-100+ | 15-200 | 1-10 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | HMW Questions, Challenge Framing, Idea Prompts | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationInclusionIdeation | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | FramingOpportunityIdeationQuestions | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity |