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| Criterion |  Agile Mad Sad Glad |  Innovation Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low |
Timesame | 30-60 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 4-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | RetrospectiveTeamReflection | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |
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