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| Criterion |  Innovation Lotus Blossom |  Innovation Contradiction Analysis |  Innovation Design Charrette |  Innovation Morphological Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a system should improve while another measure suffers as a result, the method makes the underlying conflict precisely formulable. It separates the desired effect from its side effect. This makes solutions possible that address the contradiction deliberately instead of half-heartedly. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 60-120 min | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 2-8 | 10-50 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist | Contradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept Ideas | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction | Morphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop | ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation | IdeationInnovationCreativity |