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| Criterion |  Delivery Shape Up |  Innovation Crazy 8s |  Delivery Communication Plan |  Innovation Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts. | With only a few minutes available and a still-fuzzy solution search, the method forces a wide range of variants. It produces fast sketches before the first idea can settle in, making different directions directly comparable and open to further development. | When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost. | 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 | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down | 8-15 min | 45-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-4 pro Pitch | 1-10 | 2-6 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes | Sketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction Options | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | PlanningDeliveryAutonomy | BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |