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| Criterion |  Innovation How Might We |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With a stuck problem carrying many implicit assumptions, the method translates observations into open, workable questions. It sharpens the problem frame without pre-thinking the solution, turning frustration or fuzziness into a search space with clear direction. | Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures. | When many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 30–45 min | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 10-20 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 4-12 | 4-100+ |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | HMW Questions, Challenge Framing, Idea Prompts | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes |
Tagsno overlap | FramingOpportunityIdeationQuestions | StrategyMetricsExecution | FacilitationInclusionIdeation |
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