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Template, an agenda item where everyone gets a say
You want everyone's input in your next meeting. You also know how it usually goes: you ask if anyone else has an idea, and then the same three people do the talking. The rest nod politely and are already at lunch in their minds. With 1-2-4-All you turn that around. Everyone thinks alone first, then in pairs, then in small groups, and only then together. This template is the script for one agenda item. You fill it in in about ten minutes, and during the meeting you just read out what it says.
What you get
The whole script starts with one sentence, the question you open with. 'Does anyone else have an idea?' is actually a closed question, and no is the easiest answer then. An open question starts with how, when or in what way. Put that question on the screen or on a flipchart, so everyone keeps seeing it.
How to build your opening question
How can we achieve [the result you want], while [the constraint you are dealing with]?A team that is down two people, for example, gets this question. 'How can we answer our customers faster, while there are fewer of us?' A question like that gets people thinking before you have finished reading it out. As a Member you get the full script to fill in below. With each step is the sentence you can say word for word. It also includes a prompt that makes your question sharper, and a short checklist for the harvest.
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