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| Criterion |  Innovation Solo Brainstorming |  Knowledge Modeling Concept Mapping |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |  Innovation 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. | Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly. | When problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic. | 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 | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-60 min | 1-2 h | 60-180 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 1-8 | 4-20 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Personal Idea List, Sketches or Mind Map, Pre-Read for Group Session | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeationAsync | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking | ComplexitySensemakingDecision | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |