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| Criterion |  Innovation Round Robin Brainstorming |  Systems Thinking CATWOE Analysis |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |  Innovation Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible. | 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 many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster. | 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 | 20-45 min | 45-90 min | 10-20 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 3-8 | 4-100+ | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist | CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity | Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders | FacilitationInclusionIdeation | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |