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| Criterion | ![]() UX Design Design Studio | ![]() Facilitation Team Charter | ![]() Innovation Lotus Blossom | ![]() Innovation Rapid Ideation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When several designs need to be quickly put in relation to each other, it makes ideas visible and comparable. It encourages early variants instead of long upfront debates. | When a team is starting fresh or working past each other, Team Charter clarifies the shared working basis. It visibly sets out how collaboration, decision paths, and mutual conduct should work day to day. | 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 decision needs to be prepared quickly, the method generates many solution-close variants in a short time. It deliberately relies on pace to undercut self-censorship and perfectionism. This quickly produces a usable field for prioritization and further work. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 2-4 h | 45-90 min | 5-20 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-12 | 3-10 | 1-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Sketches, Concept Directions, Design Decisions | Team Charter, Working Norms, Role Notes | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist | Ideenpool, Roh-Shortlist, Cluster |
Tagsno overlap | SketchingCollaborationIdeation | TeamAlignmentCollaboration | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop | BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed |



