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| Criterion |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |  Innovation SCAMPER |  Innovation Design Charrette |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | For an existing solution under pressure to change, the method deliberately opens space for systematic variants. It directs attention to rebuilding, combining, and repurposing rather than only new basic ideas. This produces concrete evolution paths for products, offerings, or workflows. | In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 30-60 min | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage | 10-20 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-12 | 2-10 | 10-50 | 4-100+ |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority | SCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation Notes | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation | FacilitationInclusionIdeation |