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| Criterion |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Innovation Brainwriting |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. | When loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on. | When a headline metric could mask side effects, it adds guardrail signals against unwanted outcomes. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a counter-metric list and guardrail definitions. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 15-30 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 3-12 | 2-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments |
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