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| Criterion |  Operations Visual Management |  Innovation Round Robin Brainstorming |  Innovation Rolestorming |  Innovation Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | With unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible. | 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 team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 20-45 min | 30-60 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 4-10 | 3-12 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist | Rollenkarten, Ideenpool pro Rolle, Konsolidierte Shortlist | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity | BrainstormingIdeationCreativity | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |