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| Criterion |  Operations Visual Management |  Innovation Brainwriting |  Facilitation Dot Voting |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With high tempo and many parallel topics, the method makes status, deviations, and priorities visible at a glance. It reduces search effort and prevents what matters from getting lost in daily work. | When loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on. | 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. | When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 15-30 min | 5-15 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 3-12 | 3-20 | 1-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation |