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| Criterion |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |  Innovation SCAMPER |  Innovation Rolestorming |  Innovation Lotus Blossom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic. | For an existing solution under pressure to change, the method deliberately opens space for systematic variants. It directs attention to rebuilding, combining, and repurposing rather than only new basic ideas. This produces concrete evolution paths for products, offerings, or workflows. | When a search for ideas stalls, switching roles helps people step outside their own perspective and activate new logics of action. The method reduces habit because contributions arise from a different stance. This brings unfamiliar, often fitting solution approaches into play. | When a central question feels too large, the method breaks it into neighboring topic fields with their own depth of ideation. It holds structure and openness at the same time, so adjacent perspectives don't get lost. This grows an idea space out of a core problem. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-180 min | 30-60 min | 30-60 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-20 | 2-10 | 3-12 | 3-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes | SCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation Notes | Rollenkarten, Ideenpool pro Rolle, Konsolidierte Shortlist | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | ComplexitySensemakingDecision | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation | BrainstormingIdeationCreativity | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop |