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How Might We
Innovation
How Might We
Paper illustration for Flywheel.
Growth
Flywheel
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
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.Growth often breaks down where a reinforcing mechanism builds up too much friction. A Flywheel shows the cycle of value, repetition, and reinforcement meant to sustain growth.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
30–45 min60-120 min10-20 min
Participantsdifferent
1-103-84-100+
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
HMW Questions, Challenge Framing, Idea PromptsFlywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment BacklogIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes
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FramingOpportunityIdeationQuestions
GrowthRetentionConversion
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
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Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
Funnel Analysis workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
Funnel Analysis
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique