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| Criterion |  Facilitation Question Burst |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |  Innovation SCAMPER |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min | 60-120 min | 30-60 min | 10-20 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 5-12 | 2-10 | 4-100+ |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning Prompts | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority | SCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation Notes | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes |
Tagsno overlap | QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation | FacilitationInclusionIdeation |