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Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
Paper illustration for World Café.
Facilitation
World Café
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Purposedifferent
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.When a group needs to connect many viewpoints in a short time, World Café creates a calm alternation between closeness and rotation. It sets thinking in motion without forcing the conversation into full-plenary rigidity.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
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
20-45 min60-180 min10-20 min
Participantsdifferent
4-1012-100+4-100+
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Idea List, Cluster, ShortlistTable Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared QuestionsIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes
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BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity
FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
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A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration for Fishbowl Discussion.
Facilitation
Fishbowl Discussion
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
Paper illustration for Reverse Brainstorming
Innovation
Reverse Brainstorming