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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 Rolestorming with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rolestorming
Paper illustration for Reverse Brainstorming
Innovation
Reverse 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.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.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 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.
Complexitysame
LowLowLowLow
Timedifferent
10-20 min20-45 min30-60 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
4-100+4-103-123-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesIdea List, Cluster, ShortlistRollenkarten, Ideenpool pro Rolle, Konsolidierte ShortlistReverse Ideas, Risk Themes, Solution Ideas
Tags1 shared
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity
BrainstormingIdeationCreativity
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityRisk
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