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| Criterion |  Innovation Brainwriting |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Product Discovery Assumption 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 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 assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min | 15-45 min | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 1-10 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |
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