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Criterion
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
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.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.In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space.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
LowLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
15-30 min20-45 minHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage10-20 min
Participantsdifferent
2-84-1010-504-100+
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsIdea List, Cluster, ShortlistSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized DirectionIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes
Tagsno overlap
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
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