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| Criterion |  Innovation Brainwriting |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |  UX Design Design Studio |  Innovation Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 an early product bet still has too many open points, it brings target group, problem, and assumptions into a single view. It condenses the idea so core risks become nameable. | When several designs need to be quickly put in relation to each other, it makes ideas visible and comparable. It encourages early variants instead of long upfront debates. | When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min | 45-90 min | 1-3 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 1-6 | 3-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | Sketches, Concept Directions, Design Decisions | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | SketchingCollaborationIdeation | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |