Move from scattered individual knowledge through jointly deepened topics to prioritized, concrete next steps.
Pooled, prioritized experience knowledge with concrete next steps for the most important open topics.
You can decide which topics are pursued further and with what priority.
Assign the prioritized actions to named owners and follow up after four weeks.
Which ideas and experiences from everyone help with our concrete focus question?
The step-by-step format ensures even reserved voices are heard before the whole group discusses.
The pooled key statements are then visually organized.
Which major areas, details and relationships belong to this central topic?
The mind map makes connections between the collected statements visible that would get lost in a plain list.
The organized topics are then deepened in rotating conversation rounds with experience knowledge.
Which patterns emerge when different perspectives connect the same questions across table rounds?
World café allows several topics to be deepened in parallel and with rotating perspectives.
From the deepened topics, the most important open points are democratically prioritized.
Which topics matter to the people present now, and how should we use the available conversation time together?
Lean coffee ensures the limited remaining time is spent on the topics that matter most to the group.
The prioritized actions are followed up by named owners.
Artifacts stay collapsed until you actually need them.
Plan subject, participation, complete flow, and review.
# 1-2-4-All: Worksheet
## Question
To be confirmed
## Desired outcome
To be confirmed
## Scope
Complete run
Time: 12–20 minutes per focus question.
Complete this worksheet on paper or in your own document during the work.
## Preparation for this scope
### Method setup
- **Materials:** One clear focus question, timer, notes or digital board, and space for groups
- **Roles:** Facilitator · all participants · scribe for plenary patterns
- **Advance information:** Phrase one open, concrete focus question everyone can answer without extra context; prepare timer and groups of four. Prepare real cases, sources, and boundaries.
- **Overall time needed:** 12–20 minutes per focus question.
- **Setup:** Create a workspace with Focus question · Individual ideas · Pair patterns · Group synthesis · Plenary patterns; keep example values separate from live data.
### Prepare for the work steps
#### Question: Focus question
- Phrase one open, concrete focus question everyone can answer without extra context; prepare timer and groups of four.
- One clear focus question, timer, notes or digital board, and space for groups
#### Alone: Individual ideas
- Focus question
#### Pairs: Pair patterns
- Individual ideas
#### Fours: Group synthesis
- Pair patterns
#### Share: Plenary patterns
- Group synthesis
## 1-2-4-All · working structure
### Focus question
Pose a focus question with shared meaning and desired result
...
### Individual ideas
Write ideas silently and individually for one minute
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### Pair patterns
Compare differences and common ground in pairs for two minutes
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### Group synthesis
Synthesize key insights and new combinations in fours for four minutes
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### Plenary patterns
Share one important point per group of four and capture plenary patterns
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The blank worksheet contains prompts only.
[Reference source · original teaching example](https://www.liberatingstructures.com/1-2-4-all)
## Question: Focus question
Expected artifact: Focus question
Pose a focus question with shared meaning and desired result
Entry:
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- [ ] Is the question open, concrete, and answerable without extra context?
## Alone: Individual ideas
Expected artifact: Individual ideas
Write ideas silently and individually for one minute
Entry:
...
- [ ] Does everyone have their own notes before discussion?
## Pairs: Pair patterns
Expected artifact: Pair patterns
Compare differences and common ground in pairs for two minutes
Entry:
...
- [ ] Are both perspectives represented in every pair?
## Fours: Group synthesis
Expected artifact: Group synthesis
Synthesize key insights and new combinations in fours for four minutes
Entry:
...
- [ ] Does each group of four synthesize instead of appending four lists?
## Share: Plenary patterns
Expected artifact: Plenary patterns
Share one important point per group of four and capture plenary patterns
Entry:
...
- [ ] Are a few patterns shared without restarting long presentations?
## Open questions and next steps
...
Method guide: https://methodatlas.meierhoff-systems.de/en/methods/1-2-4-all/run-sheet
Prepare the whole flow or one selected phase with real inputs.
# Mind Mapping: Worksheet
## Question
To be confirmed
## Desired outcome
To be confirmed
## Scope
Complete mind map
Time: 15–45 minutes
Complete this worksheet on paper or in your own document during the work.
## Preparation for this scope
### Method setup
- **Materials:** Large landscape sheet or free digital canvas, colored pens and optional image symbols.
- **Roles:** One person can work alone; in groups one person facilitates while everyone contributes visibly.
- **Advance information:** Review existing notes, questions or sources without prescribing the branch structure.
- **Overall time needed:** 15–45 minutes
- **Setup:** Keep the center open, agree color cues and leave sufficient space between main branches.
### Prepare for the work steps
#### Center: Place the core question at the center
- Topic or problem
- Purpose of the map
#### Branches: Grow main and sub-branches
- Central focus
- Initial associations or known areas
#### Links: Mark cross-links and gaps
- Growing mind map
- Additional sources or viewpoints
#### Focus: Select priorities for further work
- Connected mind map
- Selection criterion
## Radial mind map
### People
Who is involved?
...
### Content
What must be understood?
...
### Center
Central question or image
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### Friction
What makes starting harder?
...
### Signals
How will progress be visible?
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[Tony Buzan International · Laws of Mind Mapping](https://tonybuzan.com/courses/mind-mapping-on-demand-foundation-course/lessons/lesson-mind-map-foundation-1copy/)
## Center: Place the core question at the center
Expected artifact: Central focus
Keyword · image · purpose
Entry:
...
- [ ] Can every later branch relate unambiguously to the same center?
## Branches: Grow main and sub-branches
Expected artifact: Radial thought structure
Main branches · sub-branches · keywords
Entry:
...
- [ ] Does each connection show a clear parent-child relationship?
## Links: Mark cross-links and gaps
Expected artifact: Connected mind map
Links · gaps · questions
Entry:
...
- [ ] Are cross-links labeled and distinct from the hierarchy?
## Focus: Select priorities for further work
Expected artifact: Focused follow-up
Priorities · questions · next steps
Entry:
...
- [ ] Is it clear why these branches were selected for continuation?
## Open questions and next steps
...
Method guide: https://methodatlas.meierhoff-systems.de/en/methods/mind-mapping/run-sheet
Plan subject, participation, complete flow, and review.
# World Café: Worksheet
## Question
To be confirmed
## Desired outcome
To be confirmed
## Scope
Complete run
Time: 60–120 minutes.
Complete this worksheet on paper or in your own document during the work.
## Preparation for this scope
### Method setup
- **Materials:** Guiding question, visible agenda, work surfaces, timer, and result repository
- **Roles:** Facilitator · participants · hosts or session owners · scribe
- **Advance information:** Set the purpose and two or three connected questions; prepare small tables, writable surfaces, and hosts. Prepare real cases, sources, and boundaries.
- **Overall time needed:** 60–120 minutes.
- **Setup:** Create a workspace with Guiding questions · Table setup · Table record · Connected patterns · Harvest; keep example values separate from live data.
### Prepare for the work steps
#### Questions: Guiding questions
- Set the purpose and two or three connected questions; prepare small tables, writable surfaces, and hosts.
- Guiding question, visible agenda, work surfaces, timer, and result repository
#### Tables: Table setup
- Guiding questions
#### Dialogue: Table record
- Table setup
#### Rotate: Connected patterns
- Table record
#### Harvest: Harvest
- Connected patterns
## World Café · working structure
### Guiding questions
Define context, purpose, and two or three connected guiding questions
...
### Table setup
Prepare small tables, writable table surfaces, and host roles
...
### Table record
Run the first dialogue round and connect ideas visibly on the table surface
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### Connected patterns
Participants rotate; the host welcomes the new group and shares earlier patterns
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### Harvest
Harvest insights in plenary, name tensions, and secure next steps
...
The blank worksheet contains prompts only.
[Reference source · original teaching example](https://theworldcafe.com/key-concepts-resources/world-cafe-method/)
## Questions: Guiding questions
Expected artifact: Guiding questions
Define context, purpose, and two or three connected guiding questions
Entry:
...
- [ ] Do the questions build on the purpose and open genuine dialogue?
## Tables: Table setup
Expected artifact: Table setup
Prepare small tables, writable table surfaces, and host roles
Entry:
...
- [ ] Do table size, materials, and host role enable shared thinking?
## Dialogue: Table record
Expected artifact: Table record
Run the first dialogue round and connect ideas visibly on the table surface
Entry:
...
- [ ] Are ideas connected and visible directly on the table surface?
## Rotate: Connected patterns
Expected artifact: Connected patterns
Participants rotate; the host welcomes the new group and shares earlier patterns
Entry:
...
- [ ] Does every rotation carry forward earlier patterns without merely repeating dialogue?
## Harvest: Harvest
Expected artifact: Harvest
Harvest insights in plenary, name tensions, and secure next steps
Entry:
...
- [ ] Does the harvest distill recurring patterns, tensions, and next steps?
## Open questions and next steps
...
Method guide: https://methodatlas.meierhoff-systems.de/en/methods/world-cafe/run-sheet
Prepare the whole flow or one selected phase with real inputs.
# Lean Coffee: Worksheet
## Question
To be confirmed
## Desired outcome
To be confirmed
## Scope
Complete Lean Coffee
Time: 30–90 minutes
Complete this worksheet on paper or in your own document during the work.
## Preparation for this scope
### Method setup
- **Materials:** Three-column board, cards, pens, two voting dots per person, timer and visible remaining time.
- **Roles:** Facilitator for rules and timer, participants as topic contributors and discussants, optional scribe.
- **Advance information:** Clarify overall theme, duration, participants and handling of confidential content; do not prepare a content agenda.
- **Overall time needed:** 30–90 minutes
- **Setup:** Create To Discuss, Discussing and Discussed. Set WIP 1 for Discussing, an initial five minutes per topic and a thumb-vote rule.
### Prepare for the work steps
#### Topics: Build a visible topic backlog
- Shared theme or open reason
- Cards and three-column board
#### Order: Order the backlog democratically
- Introduced topic cards
- Equal number of votes per person
#### Talk: Timebox and steer one topic
- Prioritized backlog
- Timer and three-column board
#### Capture: Capture value and close
- Discussed cards
- Notes from the timeboxes
## Lean Coffee Board
### To Discuss
...
### Discussing
Limit: ...
...
### Discussed
...
### Working policies
**Agenda is built in the room**
...
**One active discussion**
...
**Timer and vote**
...
**Value**
...
[Lean Coffee · official format](https://leancoffee.org/)
## Topics: Build a visible topic backlog
Expected artifact: Topic backlog
One question per card · brief introduction
Entry:
...
- [ ] Can everyone understand what would actually be discussed for each card?
## Order: Order the backlog democratically
Expected artifact: Prioritized backlog
Votes · order · tie rule
Entry:
...
- [ ] Did everyone receive equal votes, and is the order visible?
## Talk: Timebox and steer one topic
Expected artifact: Guided conversation
Discussing · timer · extension decision
Entry:
...
- [ ] Is only one card in Discussing, and does every timebox end with a visible decision?
## Capture: Capture value and close
Expected artifact: Conversation log
Topic · learning · open question · voluntary action
Entry:
...
- [ ] Are actions explicitly agreed rather than inferred from discussion?
## Open questions and next steps
...
Method guide: https://methodatlas.meierhoff-systems.de/en/methods/lean-coffee/run-sheet