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Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Paper illustration for TRIZ
Innovation
TRIZ
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.For technical contradictions or trade-offs, the method looks for solutions that resolve opposing requirements at the same time. It translates limits into an explicit picture of conflict that becomes workable. This produces not just compromises but more elegant principles.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowHighLow
Timedifferent
10-20 min1-4 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
4-100+2-82-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesContradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution ConceptsSCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation Notes
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FacilitationInclusionIdeation
InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation
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Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
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Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration for Contradiction Analysis.
Innovation
Contradiction Analysis
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
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