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| Criterion |  Innovation Solo Brainstorming |  Innovation SCAMPER |  Innovation Design Charrette |  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. | In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space. | 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 | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-60 min | 30-60 min | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 2-10 | 10-50 | 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 | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction | Morphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea Shortlist |
Tags1 shared | BrainstormingIdeationAsync | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation | IdeationInnovationCreativity |