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| Criterion |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Agile Start Stop Continue |  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. | When a team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 30-60 min | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 3-12 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity |
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