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Criterion
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
Paper matrix with seven SCAMPER rows, operator prompts and variations for a course portal.
Innovation
SCAMPER
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Purposedifferent
When loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting.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.For an existing solution under pressure to change, the method deliberately opens space for systematic variants. It directs attention to rebuilding, combining, and repurposing rather than only new basic ideas. This produces concrete evolution paths for products, offerings, or workflows.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.
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Timedifferent
60-120 min15-30 min30-60 min10-20 min
Participantsdifferent
5-122-82-104-100+
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group PriorityQuestion List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsSCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation NotesIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
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