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| Criterion |  Innovation Brainwriting |  Decision Making Decision Framing Workshop |  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. | When a decision is poorly framed, even good answers deliver little value. A Decision Framing Workshop sharpens the problem, goal, and boundaries before the actual weighing begins. | 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 | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min | 60-120 min | 15-45 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 4-10 | 1-10 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list | Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence Plan | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas | Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |