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Criterion
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
Purposedifferent
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.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 loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on.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.
Complexitysame
LowLowLowLow
Timedifferent
15-30 min10-20 min15-30 min20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
2-84-100+3-124-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesIdea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized listIdea List, Cluster, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity
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