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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 for Reverse Brainstorming
Innovation
Reverse Brainstorming
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.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.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 Entscheidung30-60 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
4-100+3-20 Reviewer3-124-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or ticketsReverse Ideas, Risk Themes, Solution IdeasIdea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityRisk
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
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