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| Criterion |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  UX Research Card Sorting |  Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation |  Innovation Brainwriting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 content only makes sense internally and users can't find the structure again, card sorting exposes their mental order. Terms, groups, and naming are then aligned with the target group's expectations. | Outcome-Driven Innovation clarifies customer problems, solution opportunities, and evidence. It separates jobs, desired outcomes, importance, satisfaction, and opportunity, and captures results as desired outcome statements, an opportunity landscape, and segments by underserved needs. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 20-45 min | Mehrere Wochen | 15-30 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | Based on research question | 2-6 researchers plus sample | 3-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Content groups, Label set, IA hypotheses | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | Information architectureNavigationStructure | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas |