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| Criterion |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Innovation Design Charrette |  Innovation Rapid Ideation |  Innovation Round Robin Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | 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. | When a decision needs to be prepared quickly, the method generates many solution-close variants in a short time. It deliberately relies on pace to undercut self-censorship and perfectionism. This quickly produces a usable field for prioritization and further work. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage | 5-20 min | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-30 | 10-50 | 1-20 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction | Ideenpool, Roh-Shortlist, Cluster | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation | BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity |