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Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
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.CATWOE structures a problem from six viewpoints and prevents too narrow a view of the situation. Different experiences of the system become comparably discussable this way.When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
10-20 min45-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
4-100+3-82-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesCATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, ConstraintsCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
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FacilitationInclusionIdeation
Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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