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Criterion
Paper illustration of Working Backwards with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Working Backwards
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
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 a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer.When loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
4-8 h, mehrere Iterationen60-90 min60-120 min10-20 min
Participantsdifferent
2-64-105-124-100+
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Future Press Release, FAQ, Vision StatementProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentRanked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group PriorityIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes
Tagsno overlap
VisionNarrativeAlignment
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
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