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| Criterion |  Innovation TRIZ |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Facilitation 3-Circle Venn Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For technical contradictions or trade-offs, the method looks for solutions that resolve opposing requirements at the same time. It translates limits into an explicit picture of conflict that becomes workable. This produces not just compromises but more elegant principles. | 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 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. | When three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-4 h | 60-90 min | 1-3 h | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-10 | 5-30 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Venn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators |
Tagsno overlap | InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | ComparisonFacilitationAlignment |