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| Criterion |  Innovation Brainwriting |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | 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 many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min | 60-120 min | 15-45 min | 10-20 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 5-12 | 1-10 | 4-100+ |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | FacilitationInclusionIdeation |