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| Criterion |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Innovation Design Sprint |  Innovation Round Robin 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. | For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service. | When the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess. | With unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 4-5 Tage | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 4-10 | 5-8 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | InnovationPrototypeResearch | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity |