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Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Paper illustration of Rolestorming with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rolestorming
Paper matrix with seven SCAMPER rows, operator prompts and variations for a course portal.
Innovation
SCAMPER
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 a search for ideas stalls, switching roles helps people step outside their own perspective and activate new logics of action. The method reduces habit because contributions arise from a different stance. This brings unfamiliar, often fitting solution approaches into play.For an existing solution under pressure to change, the method deliberately opens space for systematic variants. It directs attention to rebuilding, combining, and repurposing rather than only new basic ideas. This produces concrete evolution paths for products, offerings, or workflows.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
10-20 min30-60 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
4-100+3-122-10
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesRollenkarten, Ideenpool pro Rolle, Konsolidierte ShortlistSCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation Notes
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FacilitationInclusionIdeation
BrainstormingIdeationCreativity
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation
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