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| Criterion |  Innovation How Might We |  Facilitation Delegation Poker |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |  Facilitation Lean Coffee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 decisions get stuck between leadership and team, Delegation Poker clarifies the desired scope of autonomy. It shows how much decision-making latitude a role should actually get in practice. | 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 group without a fixed agenda needs to get into useful conversations quickly, Lean Coffee structures the start around interests rather than a presentation. The group itself negotiates which topics get time first and which wait. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30–45 min | 45-90 min | 10-20 min | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 3-10 | 4-100+ | 3-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | HMW Questions, Challenge Framing, Idea Prompts | Delegation Board, Decision Boundaries, Role Agreements | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes | Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action Items |
Tagsno overlap | FramingOpportunityIdeationQuestions | AutonomyRolesTeam | FacilitationInclusionIdeation | FacilitationAutonomyDialogue |