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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation 1-2-4-All | ![]() Innovation TRIZ | ![]() Innovation Morphological Analysis | ![]() Innovation Round Robin Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | For technical contradictions or trade-offs, the method looks for solutions that resolve opposing requirements at the same time. It translates limits into an explicit picture of conflict that becomes workable. This produces not just compromises but more elegant principles. | For a search for solutions with many degrees of freedom, a grid emerges for systematic combinations. The method separates features, variants, and exclusion criteria, so the space gets explored deliberately. | With unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 10-20 min | 1-4 h | 1-3 h | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-100+ | 2-8 | 2-8 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes | Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts | Morphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea Shortlist | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationInclusionIdeation | InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity | IdeationInnovationCreativity | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity |



