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| Criterion |  Innovation Brainwriting |  Agile Affinity Estimation |  Innovation Lotus Blossom |  Agile Bucket System |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | When many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes. | When a central question feels too large, the method breaks it into neighboring topic fields with their own depth of ideation. It holds structure and openness at the same time, so adjacent perspectives don't get lost. This grows an idea space out of a core problem. | When a large batch of work needs a fast, rough estimate, it sorts items into predefined size buckets. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, and Split Candidates. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min | 30-90 min | 45-90 min | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-12 | 3-10 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist | Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split Candidates |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing |