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Criterion
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
A paper-based illustration representing Bounded Context Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
Domain Modeling
Bounded Context Canvas
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
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 a business context is still loosely outlined, it shapes language, responsibility, and integration space. It clarifies what belongs together and where a boundary needs to hold.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
10-20 min1-3 h1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
4-100+3-84-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesContext Canvas, Glossary, Integration NotesAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesModeling
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping