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Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Paper illustration for Reverse Brainstorming
Innovation
Reverse Brainstorming
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
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 persistent errors or blockages, the method shifts the view to the opposite of the desired effect. It exposes the mechanics of failure and makes hidden causes easier to grasp. This makes improvement more concrete and the problem clearer.In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
10-20 min30-60 minHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage
Participantsdifferent
4-100+3-1210-50
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesReverse Ideas, Risk Themes, Solution IdeasSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction
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A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
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Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
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Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
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