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| Criterion |  Facilitation Lean Coffee |  Innovation Reverse Brainstorming |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 30-60 min | 10-20 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 3-12 | 4-100+ |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action Items | Reverse Ideas, Risk Themes, Solution Ideas | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationAutonomyDialogue | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityRisk | FacilitationInclusionIdeation |
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