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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Rich Picture |  Innovation Design Charrette |  Systems Thinking CATWOE Analysis |  Innovation Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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. | CATWOE structures a problem from six viewpoints and prevents too narrow a view of the situation. Different experiences of the system become comparably discussable this way. | When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage | 45-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 10-50 | 3-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Rich Picture, Problem Framing Notes | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction | CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation | Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |