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| Criterion |  Innovation TRIZ |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |  Facilitation Dot Voting |
|---|---|---|---|
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 loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting. | When a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-4 h | 60-120 min | 5-15 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 5-12 | 3-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization |
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