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Criterion
How Might We
Innovation
How Might We
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
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.When a problem gets covered up too quickly with answers, Question Burst puts the better question at the center. The format opens the thinking space before the group commits to an interpretation.An RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale.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
LowLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
30–45 min15-30 min1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung10-20 min
Participantsdifferent
1-102-83-20 Reviewer4-100+
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
HMW Questions, Challenge Framing, Idea PromptsQuestion List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or ticketsIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes
Tagsno overlap
FramingOpportunityIdeationQuestions
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
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