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Criterion
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
How Might We
Innovation
How Might We
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 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.With a stuck problem carrying many implicit assumptions, the method translates observations into open, workable questions. It sharpens the problem frame without pre-thinking the solution, turning frustration or fuzziness into a search space with clear direction.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
15-30 min60-120 min30–45 min
Participantsdifferent
2-85-121-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsRanked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group PriorityHMW Questions, Challenge Framing, Idea Prompts
Tagsno overlap
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
FramingOpportunityIdeationQuestions
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Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming