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Criterion
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
Paper illustration for Time Blocking
Operations
Time Blocking
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.With a calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure.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
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
15-30 min15-30 min Planung, laufend10-20 min
Participantsdifferent
3-1214-100+
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized listBlocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
PlanningTime managementFocus
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
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Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
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Paper mind map with a central course onboarding question, colored main branches, keywords and cross-links.
Facilitation
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Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method