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Criterion
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Paper illustration of a scoring table with four factor columns, a calculator and three ordered initiative cards.
Product Strategy
RICE Scoring
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin 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.When many initiatives compete for the same resources, it brings reach, impact, confidence, and effort into one shared ranking. It makes prioritization economically connectable.When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic.With unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
10-20 min60-90 min45-90 min20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
4-100+2-102-84-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesRICE Scores, Ranked List, Assumption LogDecision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected OptionIdea List, Cluster, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
PrioritizationScoringRoadmapTradeoffs
DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs
BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity
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