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Criterion
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
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 an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development.In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
10-20 min30-90 min30-60 minHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage
Participantsdifferent
4-100+2-84-1210-50
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision BoundariesIdea pool, Theme clusters, ShortlistSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction
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FacilitationInclusionIdeation
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
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