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Criterion
Paper illustration of Working Backwards with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Working Backwards
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Purposedifferent
When the target state and benefit need to be clear first, it thinks backward from the desired outcome into the product logic. It sharpens vision, objections, and value proposition before elaboration.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 needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
4-8 h, mehrere Iterationen10-20 min1-3 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-64-100+5-304-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Future Press Release, FAQ, Vision StatementIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority AreasIdea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
VisionNarrativeAlignment
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
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