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| Criterion |  Innovation Lotus Blossom |  Domain Modeling EventStorming |  Innovation Design Charrette |  Innovation Starbursting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 domain consists of many events, rules, and states, it creates a shared modeling space for the team. It bundles language, flows, and boundaries before domain knowledge fragments into siloed views. | 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. | Helps clarify ideas, open questions, and testable next steps in concrete terms. It opens the thinking space, collects ideas, and leads to testable options. The result is captured as a star-shaped question map, question list, and assumption list. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 2-8 h | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 5-12 | 10-50 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist | Event Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open Questions | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction | Star-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption List |
Tags1 shared | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop | Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation | BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery |