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| Criterion |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Innovation Brainwriting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. | When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | When loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 15-45 min | 45-90 min | 15-30 min |
Participantsdifferent | 6-30 Experten | 1-10 | 2-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list |
Tagsno overlap | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas |