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| Criterion |  Operations PDCA Cycle |  Innovation Rolestorming |  Innovation Lotus Blossom |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For an improvement that still has to prove itself in everyday work, the method runs it through small learning loops. It connects planning, checking, and standardization into a repeatable learning mode. | When a search for ideas stalls, switching roles helps people step outside their own perspective and activate new logics of action. The method reduces habit because contributions arise from a different stance. This brings unfamiliar, often fitting solution approaches into play. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1 h bis mehrere Wochen | 30-60 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 3-12 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | PDCA Log, Experiment Plan, Learning Outcome, Standard Change | Rollenkarten, Ideenpool pro Rolle, Konsolidierte Shortlist | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | Continuous improvementLeanExperiments | BrainstormingIdeationCreativity | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop |
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