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| Criterion |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Facilitation Problem Framing Workshop |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  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 team works on symptoms but the real question stays fuzzy, a Problem Framing Workshop sharpens the view of the right problem. It separates observation, interpretation, and target picture from each other. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | 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 | 60-120 min | 1-3 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 4-10 | 5-30 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Problem Statement, Scope Boundaries, Assumption List, Next Analysis Questions | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | FacilitationAlignmentDiscovery | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |