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| Criterion |  Facilitation Six Thinking Hats |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Innovation Rapid Ideation |  Innovation Crazy 8s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a topic gets stuck too quickly in the same thinking mode, Six Thinking Hats deliberately separates the perspectives. This means facts, risks, creativity, and emotional signals get worked through one after another instead of mixed together. | 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 a decision needs to be prepared quickly, the method generates many solution-close variants in a short time. It deliberately relies on pace to undercut self-censorship and perfectionism. This quickly produces a usable field for prioritization and further work. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-3 h | 5-20 min | 8-15 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 5-30 | 1-20 | 1-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Ideenpool, Roh-Shortlist, Cluster | Sketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction Options |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationOptionsDecision | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed | BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint |