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Criterion
Paper timeline with three dates, parallel lanes for work, signals and decisions, and labeled links.
Facilitation
Timeline
Process Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Operations
Process Mapping
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Purposedifferent
When a project, incident, or change process is only remembered in fragments, Timeline brings the sequence back into a readable form. It makes turning points, precursors, and after-effects recognizable over the course of time.With a confusing workflow that has many handoffs, the method makes the actual process visible. It shows where work is passed on, delayed, or duplicated, so improvement targets the right spots.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
30-90 min1-3 h10-20 min
Participantsdifferent
2-123-104-100+
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Timeline, Milestones, Insight NotesProcess Map, Handoff List, Improvement BacklogIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes
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TimelineFacilitationSequence
ProcessOperationsImprovement
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
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Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
Paper illustration of a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
Operations
After-Action Review
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique