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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Futures Wheel |  Innovation Round Robin Brainstorming |  Innovation Design Charrette |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 20-45 min | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 4-10 | 10-50 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic Signals | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction |
Tagsno overlap | ForesightSystems thinkingSignals | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation |
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