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| Criterion |  Facilitation Six Thinking Hats |  Innovation Morphological Analysis |  Innovation Round Robin Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | For a search for solutions with many degrees of freedom, a grid emerges for systematic combinations. The method separates features, variants, and exclusion criteria, so the space gets explored deliberately. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-3 h | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 2-8 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items | Morphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea Shortlist | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationOptionsDecision | IdeationInnovationCreativity | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity |
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