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| Criterion |  Innovation Morphological Analysis |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |  Innovation Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For a search for solutions with many degrees of freedom, a grid emerges for systematic combinations. The method separates features, variants, and exclusion criteria, so the space gets explored deliberately. | When many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster. | When loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting. | 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 | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 10-20 min | 60-120 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-100+ | 5-12 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Morphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea Shortlist | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | IdeationInnovationCreativity | FacilitationInclusionIdeation | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |