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Criterion
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Paper mind map with a central course onboarding question, colored main branches, keywords and cross-links.
Facilitation
Mind Mapping
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Purposedifferent
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 a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
15-30 min45-90 min15-45 min10-20 min
Participantsdifferent
3-123-81-104-100+
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized listImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsMind Map, Topic Clusters, Open QuestionsIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
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