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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling PARA Method |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Innovation Round Robin Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The PARA Method organizes knowledge into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives. It creates order when digital notes, files, and tasks no longer cleanly fit current work. | 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. | McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result. | With unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 10-20 min | 2-4 h | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 4-100+ | 3-12 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | FacilitationInclusionIdeation | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity |