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Criterion
Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
Operations
ABC Analysis
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Paper mind map with a central course onboarding question, colored main branches, keywords and cross-links.
Facilitation
Mind Mapping
Purposedifferent
With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention.When loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on.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 topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early.
Complexitysame
LowLowLowLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min15-30 min10-20 min15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
1-53-124-100+1-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control ListIdea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized listIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesMind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation
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