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Criterion
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Paper illustration of Rolestorming with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rolestorming
Paper illustration for Reverse Brainstorming
Innovation
Reverse Brainstorming
Purposedifferent
IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus.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 search for ideas stalls, switching roles helps people step outside their own perspective and activate new logics of action. The method reduces habit because contributions arise from a different stance. This brings unfamiliar, often fitting solution approaches into play.For persistent errors or blockages, the method shifts the view to the opposite of the desired effect. It exposes the mechanics of failure and makes hidden causes easier to grasp. This makes improvement more concrete and the problem clearer.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h10-20 min30-60 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-84-100+3-123-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Issue Map, Positions, Argument NotesIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesRollenkarten, Ideenpool pro Rolle, Konsolidierte ShortlistReverse Ideas, Risk Themes, Solution Ideas
Tagsno overlap
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
BrainstormingIdeationCreativity
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityRisk
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