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| Criterion |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |  DevOps Incident Command |  DevOps Game Day |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | During an acute incident with several people involved, the method creates a clear leadership and communication structure. It reduces chaos when fast coordination and clean situational awareness are both needed at once. | In preparing for rare incidents, the method tests response capability under controlled conditions. It shows where assumptions about stability, roles, and recovery are too optimistic. | When loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 10-20 min | As needed | Halber Tag | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-100+ | 4-15 | 5-20 | 5-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes | Incident Log, Action Tracker, Stakeholder Updates | Simulation Notes, Gaps List, Updated Runbooks | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationInclusionIdeation | IncidentOperationsReliability | ResilienceOperationsIncident | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion |