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Criterion
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
Paper illustration of an eight-panel idea sheet with varied sketches beside a timer set to eight minutes.
Innovation
Crazy 8s
Paper illustration of Rapid Ideation with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rapid Ideation
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.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.With only a few minutes available and a still-fuzzy solution search, the method forces a wide range of variants. It produces fast sketches before the first idea can settle in, making different directions directly comparable and open to further development.When a decision needs to be prepared quickly, the method generates many solution-close variants in a short time. It deliberately relies on pace to undercut self-censorship and perfectionism. This quickly produces a usable field for prioritization and further work.
Complexitysame
LowLowLowLow
Timedifferent
10-20 min20-45 min8-15 min5-20 min
Participantsdifferent
4-100+4-101-101-20
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesIdea List, Cluster, ShortlistSketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction OptionsIdeenpool, Roh-Shortlist, Cluster
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity
BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint
BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed
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