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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Rich Picture |  Innovation Round Robin Brainstorming |  Innovation Reverse Brainstorming |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | A Rich Picture brings an unclear situation onto a shared drawing. It captures actors, tensions, information flows, and blind spots before the team jumps to solutions too early. | 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. | For persistent errors or blockages, the method shifts the view to the opposite of the desired effect. It exposes the mechanics of failure and makes hidden causes easier to grasp. This makes improvement more concrete and the problem clearer. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 20-45 min | 30-60 min | 10-20 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 4-10 | 3-12 | 4-100+ |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Rich Picture, Problem Framing Notes | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist | Reverse Ideas, Risk Themes, Solution Ideas | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityRisk | FacilitationInclusionIdeation |