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| Criterion |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Innovation Brainwriting |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Innovation Design Charrette |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. | 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 a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. | 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 | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 15-30 min | 60-90 min | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-12 | 4-10 | 10-50 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction |
Tagsno overlap | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation |