View methods side by side.
Choose up to four methods. Add them using the search and share the comparison by copying its link.
| Criterion |  Business Strategy Scenario Planning |  Innovation Brainwriting |  Innovation Design Charrette |  Innovation Starbursting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Scenario Planning opens the view to several plausible futures instead of a single forecast. The method protects strategies from depending on too narrow an expected path. | 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. | Helps clarify ideas, open questions, and testable next steps in concrete terms. It opens the thinking space, collects ideas, and leads to testable options. The result is captured as a star-shaped question map, question list, and assumption list. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 0.5-2 Tage | 15-30 min | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 3-12 | 10-50 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Scenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust Options | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction | Star-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption List |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyUncertaintyPlanning | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation | BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery |