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| Criterion | ![]() Innovation Brainwriting | ![]() Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard | ![]() Facilitation Mind Mapping | ![]() Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures. | When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 15-45 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 4-12 | 1-10 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas | StrategyMetricsExecution | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |



