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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation 1-2-4-All | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Concept Mapping | ![]() Decision Making Argument Mapping | ![]() Facilitation Decision Jam |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly. | When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 10-20 min | 1-2 h | 1-3 h | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-100+ | 1-8 | 1-8 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationInclusionIdeation | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking | SensemakingDecisionRationale | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop |



