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Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Paper matrix with seven SCAMPER rows, operator prompts and variations for a course portal.
Innovation
SCAMPER
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
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.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.When a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
10-20 min30-60 min5-15 min
Participantsdifferent
4-100+2-103-20
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesSCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation NotesRanked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
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Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
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Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
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Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
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