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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Context Canvas |  Innovation Brainstorming |  Agile Example Mapping |  Innovation Rapid Ideation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When an environment of users, systems, and constraints is hard to grasp, it puts the context compactly on the table. It creates a clear reading of influence, boundary, and dependency. | 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. | When a story carries business rules and exceptions, it brings clarity before implementation. It makes examples, open questions, and boundaries visible enough that the logic becomes jointly sound. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 30-60 min | 30-60 min | 5-20 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 4-12 | 3-7 | 1-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Context canvas, Open questions, Shared context notes | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist | Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open Questions | Ideenpool, Roh-Shortlist, Cluster |
Tagsno overlap | ContextFramingRequirementsCanvas | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence | Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement | BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed |