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| Criterion | ![]() Operations Bottleneck Analysis | ![]() Innovation Design Charrette | ![]() Innovation Brainwriting | ![]() Innovation Starbursting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For a flow that backs up at one point, the method looks for the capacity limit with the greatest leverage. It explains why extra effort elsewhere barely improves throughput. | 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. | When loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage | 15-30 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 10-50 | 3-12 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up Measures | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list | Star-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption List |
Tagsno overlap | FlowMeasurementConstraints | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas | BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery |



