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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Event Modeling |  Innovation Brainwriting |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Innovation Round Robin Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Event Modeling connects business workflows with commands, events, and views into one coherent mental model. It helps design behavior, UI, and technical slices from the same underlying logic. | When loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on. | When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. | With unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-6 h | 15-30 min | 15-45 min | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-12 | 1-10 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Event Model, UI Flow, Commands, Read Models | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | EventsBlueprintDomain-Driven DesignBehavior | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity |