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| Criterion |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Innovation Solo Brainstorming |  Knowledge Modeling Concept Mapping |  Innovation Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | For an individual thinking problem with no counterpart immediately available, the method creates a protected space for one's own approaches. It prevents outside opinions from narrowing thinking too early. This lets ideas mature before they go into a group format. | Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly. | 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 | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 15-60 min | 1-2 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 1 | 1-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Personal Idea List, Sketches or Mind Map, Pre-Read for Group Session | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | SensemakingDecisionRationale | BrainstormingIdeationAsync | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |