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| Criterion |  Innovation Solo Brainstorming |  Knowledge Modeling IBIS |  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. | IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus. | 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 | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-60 min | 1-3 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 2-8 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Personal Idea List, Sketches or Mind Map, Pre-Read for Group Session | Issue Map, Positions, Argument Notes | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeationAsync | RationaleKnowledgeDecision | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop |
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