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Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration for Open Space Technology.
Facilitation
Open Space Technology
Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
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 a complex topic does not yet have a fitting agenda, Open Space Technology hands topic ownership back to the participants. The format suits questions that only move forward when real interest determines the order.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.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down0.5-2 Tage20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch20-500+4-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesSession Marketplace, Proceedings, Action TopicsIdea List, Cluster, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy
BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity
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Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
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1-2-4-All
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
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Innovation
Lotus Blossom
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Innovation
Reverse Brainstorming