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| Criterion |  Innovation Brainstorming |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Domain Modeling EventStorming |  Innovation Round Robin Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 domain consists of many events, rules, and states, it creates a shared modeling space for the team. It bundles language, flows, and boundaries before domain knowledge fragments into siloed views. | With unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 1-3 h | 2-8 h | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 5-30 | 5-12 | 4-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Event Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open Questions | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity |