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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 shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
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 workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
10-20 min1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung5-15 min
Participantsdifferent
4-100+3-20 Reviewer3-20
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or ticketsRanked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist
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FacilitationInclusionIdeation
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
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Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop