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| Criterion |  Innovation Design Charrette |  Agile Example Mapping |  Innovation Lotus Blossom |  Agile Acceptance Criteria Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space. | When a story carries business rules and exceptions, it brings clarity before implementation. It makes examples, open questions, and boundaries visible enough that the logic becomes jointly sound. | 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. | When a story needs clear checkpoints before implementation, it sharpens expectation and scope together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Acceptance Criteria and a Story Update. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage | 30-60 min | 45-90 min | 20-40 min pro Story |
Participantsdifferent | 10-50 | 3-7 | 3-10 | 3-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction | Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open Questions | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist | Acceptance Criteria, Story Update |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation | Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop | AgileRequirementsRefinementBehavior-Driven Development |