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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 Rolestorming with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rolestorming
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 search for ideas stalls, switching roles helps people step outside their own perspective and activate new logics of action. The method reduces habit because contributions arise from a different stance. This brings unfamiliar, often fitting solution approaches into play.
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 ThemesRollenkarten, Ideenpool pro Rolle, Konsolidierte Shortlist
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VisionNarrativeAlignment
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
BrainstormingIdeationCreativity
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Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
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Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
Paper illustration for Reverse Brainstorming
Innovation
Reverse Brainstorming