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| Criterion |  Innovation Round Robin Brainstorming |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Innovation Brainwriting |  Innovation Design Charrette |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | When loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on. | 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 | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 20-45 min | 1-3 h | 15-30 min | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 5-30 | 3-12 | 10-50 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation |