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| Criterion |  Innovation Brainwriting |  Systems Thinking Rich Picture |  Innovation Lotus Blossom |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | A Rich Picture brings an unclear situation onto a shared drawing. It captures actors, tensions, information flows, and blind spots before the team jumps to solutions too early. | When a central question feels too large, the method breaks it into neighboring topic fields with their own depth of ideation. It holds structure and openness at the same time, so adjacent perspectives don't get lost. This grows an idea space out of a core problem. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min | 30-90 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-10 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list | Rich Picture, Problem Framing Notes | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas | Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop |
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