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| Criterion |  Operations 8D Problem Solving |  Innovation Brainstorming |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Innovation Lotus Blossom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For an acute quality or delivery problem, the method structures immediate protection and root cause work together. It keeps the situation stable while the actual cause is investigated cleanly. | When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development. | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. | When a central question feels too large, the method breaks it into neighboring topic fields with their own depth of ideation. It holds structure and openness at the same time, so adjacent perspectives don't get lost. This grows an idea space out of a core problem. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-6 Wochen | 30-60 min | 60-90 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 4-12 | 4-10 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | 8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action Plan | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | QualityProblem solvingRoot cause | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop |