Together, alone is a collaborative modeling format: everyone works independently on the same problem, then shares and compares results before deciding what to do. Independent work lets each participant contribute knowledge without interruption or premature consensus. section 4.5.1
A practical session usually follows these steps:
- Give everyone the same modeling problem and enough structure to begin. section 4.5.1
- Let participants work silently for a defined period, such as roughly 20 minutes for architecture modeling. section 4.5.1
- Have everyone share their model, then merge or build from the most complete model rather than the most accurate one. section 4.5.1
- Record a legend explaining the model’s parts so absent participants can interpret it. section 4.5.1
EventStorming and 1-2-4-All
For EventStorming, participants first create their own event timeline before merging it. For a larger or harder problem, pairs can compare models, improve or merge them, and progressively combine into foursomes before sharing with the whole group. section 4.5.10 section 4.5.4
Figure 4.16 An example of using the together, alone style in a collaborative modeling Bytesize Architecture Session
Use the architecture-session figure to see how independent models become one shared model. section 4.5.1
