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| Criterion |  Operations ALPEN Method |  Team Design Team Topologies Interaction Modes |  Innovation Design Charrette |  Innovation Starbursting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With an overloaded day full of too many tasks, a realistic picture of the day emerges. The method connects estimating, deciding, and buffer thinking so planning fits available energy and time. | When several teams collaborate repeatedly, it describes the right interaction mode for each interface between them. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as an interaction heat map and pairwise agreements. | 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. | Helps clarify ideas, open questions, and testable next steps in concrete terms. It opens the thinking space, collects ideas, and leads to testable options. The result is captured as a star-shaped question map, question list, and assumption list. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 10-20 min daily | Half day | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | Team-Leads plus Architecture | 10-50 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes | Interaction Heat Map, Agreements per Pair | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction | Star-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption List |
Tagsno overlap | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations | TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation | BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery |