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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation Troika Consulting | ![]() Facilitation 1-2-4-All | ![]() Facilitation Lean Coffee | ![]() Innovation Round Robin Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When someone needs to sort out a concrete work problem, Troika Consulting offers fast peer consulting with a tight focus. The method brings perspectives together without taking responsibility out of the person's hands. | 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 a group without a fixed agenda needs to get into useful conversations quickly, Lean Coffee structures the start around interests rather than a presentation. The group itself negotiates which topics get time first and which wait. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-45 min | 10-20 min | 30-90 min | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-30 | 4-100+ | 3-20 | 4-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Advice Notes, Next Actions, Peer Insights | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes | Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action Items | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist |
Tags1 shared | FacilitationCoachingLearning | FacilitationInclusionIdeation | FacilitationAutonomyDialogue | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity |



