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| Criterion |  Innovation Starbursting |  Domain Modeling Bounded Context Canvas |  Innovation Brainstorming |  Domain Modeling EventStorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a business context is still loosely outlined, it shapes language, responsibility, and integration space. It clarifies what belongs together and where a boundary needs to hold. | When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development. | When a domain consists of many events, rules, and states, it creates a shared modeling space for the team. It bundles language, flows, and boundaries before domain knowledge fragments into siloed views. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 1-3 h | 30-60 min | 2-8 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 3-8 | 4-12 | 5-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Star-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption List | Context Canvas, Glossary, Integration Notes | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist | Event Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesModeling | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence | Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop |