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| Criterion |  Decision Making DACI |  Innovation Rolestorming |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |  Innovation Lotus Blossom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated. | 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. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. | 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 | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 30-60 min | 90-180 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 3-12 | 4-12 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | Rollenkarten, Ideenpool pro Rolle, Konsolidierte Shortlist | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | BrainstormingIdeationCreativity | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop |