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| Criterion |  Facilitation Barcamp |  Innovation Contradiction Analysis |  Innovation Brainstorming |  Innovation TRIZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance. | When a system should improve while another measure suffers as a result, the method makes the underlying conflict precisely formulable. It separates the desired effect from its side effect. This makes solutions possible that address the contradiction deliberately instead of half-heartedly. | 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. | For technical contradictions or trade-offs, the method looks for solutions that resolve opposing requirements at the same time. It translates limits into an explicit picture of conflict that becomes workable. This produces not just compromises but more elegant principles. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 60-120 min | 30-60 min | 1-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 15-200 | 2-8 | 4-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Contradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept Ideas | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist | Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence | InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity |