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| Criterion |  Innovation Solo Brainstorming |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Innovation Crazy 8s |
|---|---|---|---|
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 topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-60 min | 15-45 min | 8-15 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 1-10 | 1-10 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Personal Idea List, Sketches or Mind Map, Pre-Read for Group Session | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Sketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction Options |
Tags1 shared | BrainstormingIdeationAsync | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint |
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