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| Criterion |  Innovation Morphological Analysis |  Innovation Lotus Blossom |  Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis |  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 a central question feels too large, the method breaks it into neighboring topic fields with their own depth of ideation. It holds structure and openness at the same time, so adjacent perspectives don't get lost. This grows an idea space out of a core problem. | For a process, product, or service with noticeable failure risks, the method assesses possible failure modes in advance. It directs attention to combinations of occurrence, effect, and detectability. | 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 | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 45-90 min | 2-6 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-10 | 3-10 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Morphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea Shortlist | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist | FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | IdeationInnovationCreativity | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop | RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |