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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation Timeline | ![]() Facilitation Decision Jam | ![]() Innovation Rapid Ideation | ![]() Innovation Design Charrette |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a project, incident, or change process is only remembered in fragments, Timeline brings the sequence back into a readable form. It makes turning points, precursors, and after-effects recognizable over the course of time. | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. | When a decision needs to be prepared quickly, the method generates many solution-close variants in a short time. It deliberately relies on pace to undercut self-censorship and perfectionism. This quickly produces a usable field for prioritization and further work. | In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 60-90 min | 5-20 min | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 4-10 | 1-20 | 10-50 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Ideenpool, Roh-Shortlist, Cluster | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation |



