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Criterion
Paper illustration of Specification by Example with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Specification by Example
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Purposedifferent
When business rules need to become precise, it ties language, example, and test together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as an Example Table and Acceptance Tests.When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development.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 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
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min pro Feature30-60 min20-45 min10-20 min
Participantsdifferent
3-64-124-104-100+
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Example Table, Acceptance TestsIdea pool, Theme clusters, ShortlistIdea List, Cluster, ShortlistIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes
Tagsno overlap
AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
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