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| Criterion |  Operations Visual Management |  Innovation Design Charrette |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |  Innovation Brainwriting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | 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 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage | 60-120 min | 15-30 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 10-50 | 5-12 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas |