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| Criterion |  Innovation Morphological Analysis |  Operations Kepner-Tregoe |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Innovation Round Robin 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. | For a disturbance that's hard to pin down, the method cleanly separates problem, cause, and decision. It reduces mixing when symptoms allow several interpretations. | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. | 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 | Medium | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 2-8 h | 60-90 min | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 4-10 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Morphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea Shortlist | Problem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk Plan | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | IdeationInnovationCreativity | Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity |