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| Criterion |  Facilitation Lean Coffee |  Innovation SCAMPER |  Innovation Morphological Analysis |  Innovation Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | For a search for solutions with many degrees of freedom, a grid emerges for systematic combinations. The method separates features, variants, and exclusion criteria, so the space gets explored deliberately. | When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 30-60 min | 1-3 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 2-10 | 2-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action Items | SCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation Notes | Morphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea Shortlist | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationAutonomyDialogue | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation | IdeationInnovationCreativity | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |