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| Criterion | ![]() Innovation Starbursting | ![]() Innovation Brainwriting | ![]() Architecture Risk Storming |
|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 15-30 min | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 3-12 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Star-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption List | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation |
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