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| Criterion |  Innovation Brainwriting |  Product Discovery Jobs to Be Done |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 switching motives and progress are unclear, it reconstructs the situation from real customer circumstances. It shows why a switch happens and what kind of progress is being sought. | 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 loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min | 1-3 Wochen | 15-45 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 5-12 Interviews | 1-10 | 5-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list | Job Stories, Outcome Statements, Opportunity List | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas | CustomerOutcomesNeeds | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion |