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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Rich Picture |  Innovation Lotus Blossom |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |  Innovation Rapid Ideation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When a central question feels too large, the method breaks it into neighboring topic fields with their own depth of ideation. It holds structure and openness at the same time, so adjacent perspectives don't get lost. This grows an idea space out of a core problem. | The Architecture Inception Canvas bundles the first architecture questions into a compact decision picture. It fits when an initiative is still in motion but still needs clear guardrails. | When a decision needs to be prepared quickly, the method generates many solution-close variants in a short time. It deliberately relies on pace to undercut self-censorship and perfectionism. This quickly produces a usable field for prioritization and further work. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 45-90 min | 1-2 h | 5-20 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 3-10 | 3-8 | 1-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Rich Picture, Problem Framing Notes | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions | Ideenpool, Roh-Shortlist, Cluster |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas | BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed |