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| Criterion |  Agile Affinity Estimation |  Innovation Brainstorming |  Domain Modeling EventStorming |  Innovation Design Charrette |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes. | 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 domain consists of many events, rules, and states, it creates a shared modeling space for the team. It bundles language, flows, and boundaries before domain knowledge fragments into siloed views. | In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 30-60 min | 2-8 h | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 4-12 | 5-12 | 10-50 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist | Event Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open Questions | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence | Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation |