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| Criterion |  Innovation How Might We |  Facilitation Barcamp |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With a stuck problem carrying many implicit assumptions, the method translates observations into open, workable questions. It sharpens the problem frame without pre-thinking the solution, turning frustration or fuzziness into a search space with clear direction. | When many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance. | 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 loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30–45 min | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 10-20 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 15-200 | 4-100+ | 5-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | HMW Questions, Challenge Framing, Idea Prompts | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority |
Tagsno overlap | FramingOpportunityIdeationQuestions | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | FacilitationInclusionIdeation | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion |