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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 for Reverse Brainstorming
Innovation
Reverse 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.For persistent errors or blockages, the method shifts the view to the opposite of the desired effect. It exposes the mechanics of failure and makes hidden causes easier to grasp. This makes improvement more concrete and the problem clearer.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
4-8 h, mehrere Iterationen10-20 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-64-100+3-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Future Press Release, FAQ, Vision StatementIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesReverse Ideas, Risk Themes, Solution Ideas
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VisionNarrativeAlignment
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
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Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
Paper illustration of Rolestorming with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rolestorming