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| Criterion |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Decision Making Decision Matrix |  Innovation Design Charrette |
|---|---|---|---|
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 several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 45-90 min | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 2-8 | 10-50 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation |
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