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| Criterion |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Innovation Rapid Ideation |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Innovation 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. | 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. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 5-20 min | 1-2 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-30 | 1-20 | 4-12 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Ideenpool, Roh-Shortlist, Cluster | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |