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Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
Paper illustration for Soft Systems Methodology.
Systems Thinking
Soft Systems Methodology
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 problem gets covered up too quickly with answers, Question Burst puts the better question at the center. The format opens the thinking space before the group commits to an interpretation.Soft Systems Methodology helps explore unclear or politically charged problems systematically. Instead of forcing a quick answer, the method builds a shared understanding of perspectives and room for action.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowHigh
Timedifferent
10-20 min15-30 min0.5-3 Tage
Participantsdifferent
4-100+2-85-15
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesQuestion List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsRich Picture, Root Definitions, Conceptual Models, Change Agenda
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FacilitationInclusionIdeation
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
Soft systemsComplexitySensemakingSystems thinking
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Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
How Might We
Innovation
How Might We
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique