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| Criterion |  Innovation Brainstorming |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Innovation Contradiction Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
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 a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 1-3 h | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 5-30 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Contradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept Ideas |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving |
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