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| Criterion |  Innovation How Might We |  Knowledge Modeling Event Modeling |  Innovation Lotus Blossom |  Domain Modeling EventStorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Event Modeling connects business workflows with commands, events, and views into one coherent mental model. It helps design behavior, UI, and technical slices from the same underlying logic. | 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. | When a domain consists of many events, rules, and states, it creates a shared modeling space for the team. It bundles language, flows, and boundaries before domain knowledge fragments into siloed views. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30–45 min | 2-6 h | 45-90 min | 2-8 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 2-8 | 3-10 | 5-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | HMW Questions, Challenge Framing, Idea Prompts | Event Model, UI Flow, Commands, Read Models | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist | Event Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | FramingOpportunityIdeationQuestions | EventsBlueprintDomain-Driven DesignBehavior | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop | Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop |