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| Criterion |  Innovation Brainstorming |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Innovation Design Charrette |  Architecture Risk Storming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | 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 architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 45-60 min | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 2-8 | 10-50 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation |