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| Criterion |  Facilitation Lean Coffee |  Innovation Design Charrette |  Facilitation Open Space Technology |  Innovation Lotus Blossom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a group without a fixed agenda needs to get into useful conversations quickly, Lean Coffee structures the start around interests rather than a presentation. The group itself negotiates which topics get time first and which wait. | 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. | When a complex topic does not yet have a fitting agenda, Open Space Technology hands topic ownership back to the participants. The format suits questions that only move forward when real interest determines the order. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage | 0.5-2 Tage | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 10-50 | 20-500+ | 3-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action Items | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction | Session Marketplace, Proceedings, Action Topics | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationAutonomyDialogue | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation | FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop |