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| Criterion |  Facilitation Lean Coffee |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |  Innovation Brainwriting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 15-45 min | 10-20 min | 15-30 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 1-10 | 4-100+ | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action Items | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationAutonomyDialogue | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | FacilitationInclusionIdeation | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas |