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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |  Innovation Brainstorming |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Innovation Lotus Blossom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 30-60 min | 1-3 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-12 | 5-30 | 3-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop |