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| Criterion |  Innovation Solo Brainstorming |  Innovation SCAMPER |  Innovation Crazy 8s |  Innovation Morphological Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-60 min | 30-60 min | 8-15 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 2-10 | 1-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Personal Idea List, Sketches or Mind Map, Pre-Read for Group Session | SCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation Notes | Sketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction Options | Morphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeationAsync | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation | BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint | IdeationInnovationCreativity |