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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |  Innovation Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | When loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 60-120 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 5-12 | 4-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |
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