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| Criterion |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Innovation Brainstorming |  Innovation TRIZ |  Innovation Design Charrette |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service. | 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. | For technical contradictions or trade-offs, the method looks for solutions that resolve opposing requirements at the same time. It translates limits into an explicit picture of conflict that becomes workable. This produces not just compromises but more elegant principles. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 30-60 min | 1-4 h | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 4-12 | 2-8 | 10-50 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist | Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction |
Tagsno overlap | InnovationPrototypeResearch | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence | InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation |