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| Criterion |  Innovation Solo Brainstorming |  Innovation Brainwriting |  Innovation Lotus Blossom |  Innovation Round Robin Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For an individual thinking problem with no counterpart immediately available, the method creates a protected space for one's own approaches. It prevents outside opinions from narrowing thinking too early. This lets ideas mature before they go into a group format. | 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. | When a central question feels too large, the method breaks it into neighboring topic fields with their own depth of ideation. It holds structure and openness at the same time, so adjacent perspectives don't get lost. This grows an idea space out of a core problem. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-60 min | 15-30 min | 45-90 min | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 3-12 | 3-10 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Personal Idea List, Sketches or Mind Map, Pre-Read for Group Session | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist |
Tags1 shared | BrainstormingIdeationAsync | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity |