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| Criterion | ![]() UX Design Design Studio | ![]() Agile Affinity Estimation | ![]() Facilitation 1-2-4-All | ![]() Innovation Round Robin Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When several designs need to be quickly put in relation to each other, it makes ideas visible and comparable. It encourages early variants instead of long upfront debates. | When many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 30-90 min | 10-20 min | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-12 | 4-100+ | 4-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Sketches, Concept Directions, Design Decisions | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | SketchingCollaborationIdeation | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | FacilitationInclusionIdeation | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity |



