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| Criterion | ![]() Systems Thinking Futures Wheel | ![]() Facilitation Question Burst | ![]() Innovation Morphological Analysis | ![]() Innovation Round Robin Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Futures Wheel helps explore the consequences of a decision, a trend, or a strategic move in a structured way. It makes visible which first, second, and third-order effects could arise from an event. | When a problem gets covered up too quickly with answers, Question Burst puts the better question at the center. The format opens the thinking space before the group commits to an interpretation. | For a search for solutions with many degrees of freedom, a grid emerges for systematic combinations. The method separates features, variants, and exclusion criteria, so the space gets explored deliberately. | 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 | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 15-30 min | 1-3 h | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic Signals | Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning Prompts | Morphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea Shortlist | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | ForesightSystems thinkingSignals | QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking | IdeationInnovationCreativity | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity |



