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| Criterion |  Innovation Solo Brainstorming |  Innovation Lotus Blossom |  Innovation Morphological Analysis |  Innovation SCAMPER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | For a search for solutions with many degrees of freedom, a grid emerges for systematic combinations. The method separates features, variants, and exclusion criteria, so the space gets explored deliberately. | For an existing solution under pressure to change, the method deliberately opens space for systematic variants. It directs attention to rebuilding, combining, and repurposing rather than only new basic ideas. This produces concrete evolution paths for products, offerings, or workflows. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-60 min | 45-90 min | 1-3 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 3-10 | 2-8 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Personal Idea List, Sketches or Mind Map, Pre-Read for Group Session | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist | Morphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea Shortlist | SCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation Notes |
Tags1 shared | BrainstormingIdeationAsync | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop | IdeationInnovationCreativity | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation |