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Criterion
Paper illustration of Rapid Ideation with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rapid Ideation
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration of an eight-panel idea sheet with varied sketches beside a timer set to eight minutes.
Innovation
Crazy 8s
Purposedifferent
When a decision needs to be prepared quickly, the method generates many solution-close variants in a short time. It deliberately relies on pace to undercut self-censorship and perfectionism. This quickly produces a usable field for prioritization and further work.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 a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development.With only a few minutes available and a still-fuzzy solution search, the method forces a wide range of variants. It produces fast sketches before the first idea can settle in, making different directions directly comparable and open to further development.
Complexitysame
LowLowLowLow
Timedifferent
5-20 min10-20 min30-60 min8-15 min
Participantsdifferent
1-204-100+4-121-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ideenpool, Roh-Shortlist, ClusterIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesIdea pool, Theme clusters, ShortlistSketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction Options
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint
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