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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Porter Five Forces |  Innovation Brainstorming |  Innovation Morphological Analysis |  Innovation Rapid Ideation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Porter Five Forces analyzes the forces that shape competitive pressure and profitability in a market. The view of market structure goes beyond individual competitors and reveals systemic pressure points. | When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development. | For a search for solutions with many degrees of freedom, a grid emerges for systematic combinations. The method separates features, variants, and exclusion criteria, so the space gets explored deliberately. | When a decision needs to be prepared quickly, the method generates many solution-close variants in a short time. It deliberately relies on pace to undercut self-censorship and perfectionism. This quickly produces a usable field for prioritization and further work. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 30-60 min | 1-3 h | 5-20 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-12 | 2-8 | 1-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic Options | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist | Morphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea Shortlist | Ideenpool, Roh-Shortlist, Cluster |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyCompetitionMarket | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence | IdeationInnovationCreativity | BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed |