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| Criterion |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |  Innovation Brainwriting |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable. | When loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 1-3 h | 15-30 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-12 | 3-12 | 3-12 | 1-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion | KnowledgeMappingRisk | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation |