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| Criterion |  Operations Visual Management |  Innovation Design Charrette |  Innovation Rolestorming |  Innovation Lotus Blossom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a search for ideas stalls, switching roles helps people step outside their own perspective and activate new logics of action. The method reduces habit because contributions arise from a different stance. This brings unfamiliar, often fitting solution approaches into play. | When a central question feels too large, the method breaks it into neighboring topic fields with their own depth of ideation. It holds structure and openness at the same time, so adjacent perspectives don't get lost. This grows an idea space out of a core problem. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage | 30-60 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 10-50 | 3-12 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction | Rollenkarten, Ideenpool pro Rolle, Konsolidierte Shortlist | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation | BrainstormingIdeationCreativity | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop |