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| Criterion |  Operations Getting Things Done |  Innovation Morphological Analysis |  Innovation Brainstorming |  Innovation Design Charrette |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 1-3 h | 30-60 min | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 2-8 | 4-12 | 10-50 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine | Morphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea Shortlist | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction |
Tagsno overlap | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution | IdeationInnovationCreativity | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation |