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Criterion
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
Paper illustration of Specification by Example with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Specification by Example
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin 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 business rules need to become precise, it ties language, example, and test together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as an Example Table and Acceptance Tests.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.With unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
15-30 min60-90 min pro Feature45-90 min20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-123-63-104-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized listExample Table, Acceptance TestsLotus Diagram, Idea Themes, ShortlistIdea List, Cluster, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop
BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity
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