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| Criterion |  Engineering Hypothesis-Driven Troubleshooting |  Innovation Brainwriting |  Engineering Fault Isolation |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When systems fail unexpectedly, spontaneous attempts often produce more noise than insight. Hypothesis-driven Troubleshooting translates symptoms into testable assumptions and makes troubleshooting learnable. | When loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on. | In technical failures, the visible symptom often gets mixed up with the actual cause. Fault Isolation narrows the fault space and progressively reduces which part of the system is truly affected. | When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-240 min | 15-30 min | 30-180 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 3-12 | 1-6 | 1-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Hypothesis Log, Test Plan, Evidence Notes, Diagnosis Summary | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list | Fault Isolation Map, Test Log, Excluded Hypotheses, Narrowed Fault Area | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | TroubleshootingProblem solvingDiagnosis | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas | TroubleshootingDiagnosisEngineering | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation |