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| Criterion |  Innovation Reverse Brainstorming |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Innovation Round Robin Brainstorming |  Innovation Design Charrette |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For persistent errors or blockages, the method shifts the view to the opposite of the desired effect. It exposes the mechanics of failure and makes hidden causes easier to grasp. This makes improvement more concrete and the problem clearer. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | 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. | In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 1-3 h | 20-45 min | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 5-30 | 4-10 | 10-50 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Reverse Ideas, Risk Themes, Solution Ideas | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityRisk | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation |