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Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Paper Kanban board with To Discuss, Discussing and Discussed columns, topic cards, votes and timer.
Facilitation
Lean Coffee
Purposedifferent
Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.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 group without a fixed agenda needs to get into useful conversations quickly, Lean Coffee structures the start around interests rather than a presentation. The group itself negotiates which topics get time first and which wait.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down10-20 min30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch4-100+3-20
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesPrioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action Items
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PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
FacilitationAutonomyDialogue
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Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration for Fishbowl Discussion.
Facilitation
Fishbowl Discussion
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique