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Criterion
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
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.An RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale.When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer.When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
10-20 min1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung60-90 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
4-100+3-20 Reviewer4-104-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or ticketsProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentIdea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
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