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| Criterion |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Innovation Crazy 8s |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Innovation Rapid Ideation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. | With only a few minutes available and a still-fuzzy solution search, the method forces a wide range of variants. It produces fast sketches before the first idea can settle in, making different directions directly comparable and open to further development. | When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 20–45 min | 8-15 min | 30-90 min | 5-20 min |
Participantsdifferent | Small cross-functional group | 1-10 | 2-8 | 1-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Sketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction Options | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Ideenpool, Roh-Shortlist, Cluster |
Tagsno overlap | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed |