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Criterion
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
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
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 loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting.When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down10-20 min60-120 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch4-100+5-122-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesRanked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group PriorityCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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