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Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
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.In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated.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.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
10-20 min30-60 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
4-100+2-104-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogIdea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
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