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| Criterion |  Innovation Solo Brainstorming |  UX Design Design Studio |  Innovation Starbursting |  Innovation Brainwriting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | Helps clarify ideas, open questions, and testable next steps in concrete terms. It opens the thinking space, collects ideas, and leads to testable options. The result is captured as a star-shaped question map, question list, and assumption list. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-60 min | 1-3 h | 30-60 min | 15-30 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 3-8 | 3-10 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Personal Idea List, Sketches or Mind Map, Pre-Read for Group Session | Sketches, Concept Directions, Design Decisions | Star-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption List | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeationAsync | SketchingCollaborationIdeation | BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas |