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| Criterion |  Innovation Lotus Blossom |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Innovation Design Charrette |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-2 h | 1-3 h | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 4-12 | 5-30 | 10-50 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation |