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| Criterion |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Innovation SCAMPER |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Innovation Lotus Blossom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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 | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 30-60 min | 60–90 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 2-10 | 2-8 | 3-10 |
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 | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop |