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| Criterion |  Facilitation Question Burst |  Systems Thinking Rich Picture |  Innovation How Might We |  Innovation Round Robin Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a problem gets covered up too quickly with answers, Question Burst puts the better question at the center. The format opens the thinking space before the group commits to an interpretation. | A Rich Picture brings an unclear situation onto a shared drawing. It captures actors, tensions, information flows, and blind spots before the team jumps to solutions too early. | With a stuck problem carrying many implicit assumptions, the method translates observations into open, workable questions. It sharpens the problem frame without pre-thinking the solution, turning frustration or fuzziness into a search space with clear direction. | With unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min | 30-90 min | 30–45 min | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-10 | 1-10 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning Prompts | Rich Picture, Problem Framing Notes | HMW Questions, Challenge Framing, Idea Prompts | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking | Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization | FramingOpportunityIdeationQuestions | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity |