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| Criterion |  Innovation Brainwriting |  Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation |  Innovation Design Charrette |  Innovation SCAMPER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Outcome-Driven Innovation clarifies customer problems, solution opportunities, and evidence. It separates jobs, desired outcomes, importance, satisfaction, and opportunity, and captures results as desired outcome statements, an opportunity landscape, and segments by underserved needs. | In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space. | For an existing solution under pressure to change, the method deliberately opens space for systematic variants. It directs attention to rebuilding, combining, and repurposing rather than only new basic ideas. This produces concrete evolution paths for products, offerings, or workflows. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min | Mehrere Wochen | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-6 researchers plus sample | 10-50 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction | SCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation Notes |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation |