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| Criterion |  Innovation Starbursting |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Innovation Brainwriting |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Helps clarify ideas, open questions, and testable next steps in concrete terms. It opens the thinking space, collects ideas, and leads to testable options. The result is captured as a star-shaped question map, question list, and assumption list. | When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | When loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 1-3 h | 15-30 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 1-8 | 3-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Star-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption List | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery | SensemakingDecisionRationale | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas |
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