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| Criterion |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Operations 5 Whys |
|---|---|---|---|
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 a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. | For a single, hard-to-explain deviation, the method exposes the causal chain behind the visible symptom. It keeps the cause open until a controllable condition emerges instead of a mere description. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 10-20 min | 15-45 min | 15-30 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-100+ | 1-10 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Root cause notes, Countermeasures |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationInclusionIdeation | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving |
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