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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Rich Picture |  Facilitation Question Burst |  Innovation Design Charrette |  Innovation How Might We |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 problem gets covered up too quickly with answers, Question Burst puts the better question at the center. The format opens the thinking space before the group commits to an interpretation. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 15-30 min | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage | 30–45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 2-8 | 10-50 | 1-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Rich Picture, Problem Framing Notes | Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning Prompts | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction | HMW Questions, Challenge Framing, Idea Prompts |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization | QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation | FramingOpportunityIdeationQuestions |