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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 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.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.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
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
10-20 min1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur EntscheidungHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage
Participantsdifferent
4-100+3-20 Reviewer10-50
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or ticketsSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction
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FacilitationInclusionIdeation
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
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Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam