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| Criterion |  Engineering Fault Isolation |  Innovation Brainwriting |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In technical failures, the visible symptom often gets mixed up with the actual cause. Fault Isolation narrows the fault space and progressively reduces which part of the system is truly affected. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-180 min | 15-30 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 3-12 | 1-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Fault Isolation Map, Test Log, Excluded Hypotheses, Narrowed Fault Area | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | TroubleshootingDiagnosisEngineering | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation |
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