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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Context Canvas |  Systems Thinking Rich Picture |  Innovation Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | A Rich Picture brings an unclear situation onto a shared drawing. It captures actors, tensions, information flows, and blind spots before the team jumps to solutions too early. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 30-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 2-10 | 4-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Context canvas, Open questions, Shared context notes | Rich Picture, Problem Framing Notes | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | ContextFramingRequirementsCanvas | Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |
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