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| Criterion |  Agile Affinity Estimation |  Innovation SCAMPER |  Agile Bucket System |  Innovation Lotus Blossom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | For an existing solution under pressure to change, the method deliberately opens space for systematic variants. It directs attention to rebuilding, combining, and repurposing rather than only new basic ideas. This produces concrete evolution paths for products, offerings, or workflows. | When a large batch of work needs a fast, rough estimate, it sorts items into predefined size buckets. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, and Split Candidates. | 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 | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 30-60 min | 30-90 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-10 | 3-12 | 3-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items | SCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation Notes | Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split Candidates | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop |