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| Criterion |  Agile Three Amigos |  Innovation Crazy 8s |  Agile Specification by Example |  Innovation Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When story, test, and implementation could drift apart, it brings business perspective, engineering, and quality together early. It prevents a story from being read differently only late in the process. | With only a few minutes available and a still-fuzzy solution search, the method forces a wide range of variants. It produces fast sketches before the first idea can settle in, making different directions directly comparable and open to further development. | When business rules need to become precise, it ties language, example, and test together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as an Example Table and Acceptance Tests. | 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 | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min | 8-15 min | 60-90 min pro Feature | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3 | 1-10 | 3-6 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Clarified Story, Test Examples, Open Questions | Sketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction Options | Example Table, Acceptance Tests | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | CollaborationBehavior-Driven DevelopmentQualityRefinement | BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint | AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |