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Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Paper illustration for Soft Systems Methodology.
Systems Thinking
Soft Systems Methodology
Paper illustration of Rolestorming with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rolestorming
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.Soft Systems Methodology helps explore unclear or politically charged problems systematically. Instead of forcing a quick answer, the method builds a shared understanding of perspectives and room for action.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowHighLow
Timedifferent
10-20 min0.5-3 Tage30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
4-100+5-153-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesRich Picture, Root Definitions, Conceptual Models, Change AgendaRollenkarten, Ideenpool pro Rolle, Konsolidierte Shortlist
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FacilitationInclusionIdeation
Soft systemsComplexitySensemakingSystems thinking
BrainstormingIdeationCreativity
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