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| Criterion |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |  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. | For uncertain business assumptions, the method forces the idea into contact with real market reactions early. It separates wishful picture, assumption, and observable behavior, so that learning becomes faster than planning. This translates uncertainty into measurable insight. | When an early product bet still has too many open points, it brings target group, problem, and assumptions into a single view. It condenses the idea so core risks become nameable. | 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 | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 10-20 min | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 45-90 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-100+ | 2-8 | 1-6 | 5-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationInclusionIdeation | LeanStartupValidationMVP | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion |