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| Criterion |  Innovation Starbursting |  Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis |  Innovation Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | For a process, product, or service with noticeable failure risks, the method assesses possible failure modes in advance. It directs attention to combinations of occurrence, effect, and detectability. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 2-6 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 3-10 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Star-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption List | FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery | RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |
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