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| Criterion |  Innovation Round Robin Brainstorming |  Innovation SCAMPER |  Facilitation Dot Voting |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | For an existing solution under pressure to change, the method deliberately opens space for systematic variants. It directs attention to rebuilding, combining, and repurposing rather than only new basic ideas. This produces concrete evolution paths for products, offerings, or workflows. | When a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection. | When loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 20-45 min | 30-60 min | 5-15 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 2-10 | 3-20 | 5-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist | SCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation Notes | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion |