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| Criterion |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |  Facilitation Question Burst |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Innovation Brainwriting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When a problem gets covered up too quickly with answers, Question Burst puts the better question at the center. The format opens the thinking space before the group commits to an interpretation. | 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 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 15-30 min | 15-45 min | 15-30 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-12 | 2-8 | 1-10 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority | Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning Prompts | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion | QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas |