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Criterion
Paper illustration of a yellow story card, blue rule cards, green example cards and a red question card on a light workspace.
Agile
Example Mapping
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Purposedifferent
When a story carries business rules and exceptions, it brings clarity before implementation. It makes examples, open questions, and boundaries visible enough that the logic becomes jointly sound.In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space.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 team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
30-60 minHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage10-20 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-710-504-100+4-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open QuestionsSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized DirectionIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesIdea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
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