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| Criterion |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Facilitation Dot Voting |  Innovation TRIZ |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection. | 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. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 5-15 min | 1-4 h | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 3-20 | 2-8 | 5-30 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas |
Tagsno overlap | InnovationPrototypeResearch | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment |