1-2-4
This is the total number of participants involved in a discussion at the "4" stage of the 1-2-4-All method.
What is four?
The 9 Whys facilitation method helps participants uncover this deeper aspect of their work or problem.
What is their core purpose or motivation?
Wicked Questions help teams explore this type of challenge, where two seemingly opposite conditions must coexist.
What is a paradox or contradiction?
The TRIZ facilitation method helps teams identify and eliminate these types of behaviors or practices.
What are counterproductive or harmful behaviors?
The 15% Solutions method encourages individuals to focus on actions they can take within this scope.
What is their own discretion or control?
In 1-2-4-All, this is the primary reason why participants first reflect individually before discussing in pairs.
What is to ensure everyone generates their own ideas before being influenced by others?
In the 9 Whys method, this key question is repeatedly asked to help dig deeper into the root cause of a belief or challenge.
What is "Why?"
Give us an example of a Wicked Question follows this structure:
“How is it that we are ___, and we are ___ at the same time?”
The first step in a TRIZ exercise asks participants to brainstorm ways to achieve this worst possible outcome.
What is total failure or disaster in achieving their goal?
Unlike brainstorming wild ideas, 15% Solutions focuses on identifying small, feasible steps that do not require these two things.
What are permission and additional resources?
When using 1-2-4-All, this is the key benefit of moving from pairs to small groups before discussing as a whole.
What is allowing diverse perspectives to emerge and be refined before sharing with everyone?
One potential challenge of the 9 Whys exercise is that participants may reach this point, where answers become repetitive or unclear.
What is a plateau or ambiguity in responses?
One key benefit of Wicked Questions is that they help teams shift from either/or thinking to this type of mindset.
What is both/and thinking?
A powerful insight from TRIZ is that teams often realize they are already doing some of the "worst practices" they brainstormed. This realization encourages them to take what action?
What is stopping or changing those harmful behaviors?
One key benefit of using 15% Solutions is that it helps teams overcome this common barrier to taking action.
What is feeling powerless or waiting for top-down approval?