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Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Paper illustration for World Café.
Facilitation
World Café
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
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.When a group needs to connect many viewpoints in a short time, World Café creates a calm alternation between closeness and rotation. It sets thinking in motion without forcing the conversation into full-plenary rigidity.When a problem gets covered up too quickly with answers, Question Burst puts the better question at the center. The format opens the thinking space before the group commits to an interpretation.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
10-20 min60-180 min15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
4-100+12-100+2-8
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesTable Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared QuestionsQuestion List, Reframed Challenge, Learning Prompts
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FacilitationInclusionIdeation
FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
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