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| Criterion |  Facilitation Lean Coffee |  Innovation Round Robin Brainstorming |  Innovation SCAMPER |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | With unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible. | For an existing solution under pressure to change, the method deliberately opens space for systematic variants. It directs attention to rebuilding, combining, and repurposing rather than only new basic ideas. This produces concrete evolution paths for products, offerings, or workflows. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 20-45 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 4-10 | 2-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action Items | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist | SCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation Notes |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationAutonomyDialogue | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation |
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