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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Rich Picture |  Innovation Rapid Ideation |  Systems Thinking CATWOE Analysis |  Innovation Design Charrette |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | 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. | 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 | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 5-20 min | 45-90 min | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 1-20 | 3-8 | 10-50 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Rich Picture, Problem Framing Notes | Ideenpool, Roh-Shortlist, Cluster | CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization | BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed | Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation |