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Criterion
Paper illustration of Rolestorming with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rolestorming
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
Paper illustration of an eight-panel idea sheet with varied sketches beside a timer set to eight minutes.
Innovation
Crazy 8s
Purposedifferent
When a search for ideas stalls, switching roles helps people step outside their own perspective and activate new logics of action. The method reduces habit because contributions arise from a different stance. This brings unfamiliar, often fitting solution approaches into play.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.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
30-60 min5-20 min10-20 min8-15 min
Participantsdifferent
3-121-204-100+1-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Rollenkarten, Ideenpool pro Rolle, Konsolidierte ShortlistIdeenpool, Roh-Shortlist, ClusterIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesSketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction Options
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingIdeationCreativity
BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint
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