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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Innovation Crazy 8s |  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 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. | With only a few minutes available and a still-fuzzy solution search, the method forces a wide range of variants. It produces fast sketches before the first idea can settle in, making different directions directly comparable and open to further development. | 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 | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 1-3 h | 8-15 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 5-30 | 1-10 | 3-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Sketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction Options | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop |