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Criterion
Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
Operations
ABC Analysis
Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
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
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.With unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible.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.
Complexitysame
LowLowLowLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min20-45 min15-30 min10-20 min
Participantsdifferent
1-54-103-124-100+
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control ListIdea List, Cluster, ShortlistIdea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized listIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
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