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| Criterion |  Decision Making DACI |  Innovation SCAMPER |  Decision Making RAPID |  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. | 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. | In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels. | 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 | 45-90 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 2-10 | 3-12 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | SCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation Notes | RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation | DecisionRolesGovernance | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop |