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| Criterion |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Decision Making OODA Loop |  Innovation Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. | In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 60-90 min | 15-60 min je Zyklus | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 4-10 | 1-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | DecisionChangeLearningStrategy | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |