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| Criterion |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Innovation SCAMPER |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Innovation Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | 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 an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 30-60 min | 60–90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 2-10 | 2-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | SCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation Notes | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |