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| Criterion |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Innovation Rapid Ideation |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Innovation Design Charrette |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 5-20 min | 1-2 h | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 5-30 | 1-20 | 4-12 | 10-50 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Ideenpool, Roh-Shortlist, Cluster | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation |