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Criterion
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper mind map with a central course onboarding question, colored main branches, keywords and cross-links.
Facilitation
Mind 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.DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
15-30 min1-2 h1-2 h15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-122-84-121-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized listDIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning reportAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsMind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation
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