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| Criterion |  Innovation Solo Brainstorming |  Innovation Crazy 8s |  UX Design Design Studio |  Innovation Lotus Blossom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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 several designs need to be quickly put in relation to each other, it makes ideas visible and comparable. It encourages early variants instead of long upfront debates. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-60 min | 8-15 min | 1-3 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 1-10 | 3-8 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Personal Idea List, Sketches or Mind Map, Pre-Read for Group Session | Sketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction Options | Sketches, Concept Directions, Design Decisions | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeationAsync | BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint | SketchingCollaborationIdeation | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop |