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| Criterion |  Innovation Design Charrette |  Decision Making Trade-off Analysis |  Innovation Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | With limited resources, quality, speed, cost, and risk almost always compete with each other. Trade-off Analysis makes these tensions explicit and prevents decisions from producing hidden side effects. | When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage | 45-120 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 10-50 | 2-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction | Trade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation | TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |
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