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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Rich Picture |  Innovation Morphological Analysis |  Innovation How Might We |  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. | For a search for solutions with many degrees of freedom, a grid emerges for systematic combinations. The method separates features, variants, and exclusion criteria, so the space gets explored deliberately. | With a stuck problem carrying many implicit assumptions, the method translates observations into open, workable questions. It sharpens the problem frame without pre-thinking the solution, turning frustration or fuzziness into a search space with clear direction. | 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 | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-3 h | 30–45 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 2-8 | 1-10 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Rich Picture, Problem Framing Notes | Morphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea Shortlist | HMW Questions, Challenge Framing, Idea Prompts | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization | IdeationInnovationCreativity | FramingOpportunityIdeationQuestions | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |