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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 for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
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.Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
15-30 min10-20 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
2-84-100+3-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan
Tagsno overlap
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
KnowledgeMappingRisk
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Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
How Might We
Innovation
How Might We
Paper mind map with a central course onboarding question, colored main branches, keywords and cross-links.
Facilitation
Mind Mapping