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| Criterion |  Operations Fishbone Diagram |  Innovation Round Robin Brainstorming |  Innovation Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a problem has several possible contributing factors, the method sorts causes by cause areas. It prevents an initial hunch from blocking the view of other plausible drivers. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 20-45 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-10 | 4-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | Root causeQualityOperations | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |
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