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| Criterion |  Facilitation World Café |  Innovation Rapid Ideation |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |  Innovation Crazy 8s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a group needs to connect many viewpoints in a short time, World Café creates a calm alternation between closeness and rotation. It sets thinking in motion without forcing the conversation into full-plenary rigidity. | When a decision needs to be prepared quickly, the method generates many solution-close variants in a short time. It deliberately relies on pace to undercut self-censorship and perfectionism. This quickly produces a usable field for prioritization and further work. | 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. | With only a few minutes available and a still-fuzzy solution search, the method forces a wide range of variants. It produces fast sketches before the first idea can settle in, making different directions directly comparable and open to further development. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-180 min | 5-20 min | 10-20 min | 8-15 min |
Participantsdifferent | 12-100+ | 1-20 | 4-100+ | 1-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions | Ideenpool, Roh-Shortlist, Cluster | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes | Sketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction Options |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking | BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed | FacilitationInclusionIdeation | BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint |