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| Criterion |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Innovation Lotus Blossom |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. | When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. | 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 | Low | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-4 Wochen | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 6-30 Experten | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | ChangeDecisionStrategy | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop |
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