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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling PARA Method |  Innovation Design Charrette |  Team Design Team Topologies Interaction Modes |  Innovation Starbursting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The PARA Method organizes knowledge into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives. It creates order when digital notes, files, and tasks no longer cleanly fit current work. | 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 several teams collaborate repeatedly, it describes the right interaction mode for each interface between them. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as an interaction heat map and pairwise agreements. | Helps clarify ideas, open questions, and testable next steps in concrete terms. It opens the thinking space, collects ideas, and leads to testable options. The result is captured as a star-shaped question map, question list, and assumption list. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage | Half day | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 10-50 | Team-Leads plus Architecture | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction | Interaction Heat Map, Agreements per Pair | Star-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption List |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation | TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization | BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery |