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| Criterion |  Facilitation Question Burst |  Innovation Round Robin Brainstorming |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |  Innovation SCAMPER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | When loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting. | For an existing solution under pressure to change, the method deliberately opens space for systematic variants. It directs attention to rebuilding, combining, and repurposing rather than only new basic ideas. This produces concrete evolution paths for products, offerings, or workflows. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min | 20-45 min | 60-120 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-10 | 5-12 | 2-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning Prompts | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority | SCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation Notes |
Tagsno overlap | QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation |