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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Facilitation Question Burst |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |  Innovation SCAMPER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When a problem gets covered up too quickly with answers, Question Burst puts the better question at the center. The format opens the thinking space before the group commits to an interpretation. | 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. | For an existing solution under pressure to change, the method deliberately opens space for systematic variants. It directs attention to rebuilding, combining, and repurposing rather than only new basic ideas. This produces concrete evolution paths for products, offerings, or workflows. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 15-30 min | 10-20 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 2-8 | 4-100+ | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning Prompts | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes | SCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation Notes |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking | FacilitationInclusionIdeation | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation |