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Criterion
Paper illustration of an activity-role table with clear RACI assignments and one highlighted accountable role per activity.
Operations
RACI Matrix
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
Paper mind map with a central course onboarding question, colored main branches, keywords and cross-links.
Facilitation
Mind Mapping
Purposedifferent
With unclear responsibilities across several roles or areas, the method creates unambiguous accountability logic. It reduces friction because decision, execution, contribution, and information become separately visible.When loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on.When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min15-30 min15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
2-83-121-10
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RACI Matrix, Responsibility Map, Decision NotesIdea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized listMind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions
Tagsno overlap
RolesResponsibilityGovernanceOperations
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation
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Facilitation
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Round Robin Brainstorming
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