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Criterion
Paper illustration of Starbursting with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Starbursting
Paper illustration for Problem Framing Workshop.
Facilitation
Problem Framing Workshop
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin 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.When a team works on symptoms but the real question stays fuzzy, a Problem Framing Workshop sharpens the view of the right problem. It separates observation, interpretation, and target picture from each other.When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time.With unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min60-120 min1-3 h20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-104-105-304-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Star-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption ListProblem Statement, Scope Boundaries, Assumption List, Next Analysis QuestionsConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority AreasIdea List, Cluster, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery
FacilitationAlignmentDiscovery
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity
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