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| Criterion |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Innovation Round Robin Brainstorming |  Innovation Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The VRIO Framework rates resources and capabilities on whether they are Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, and Organized. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a VRIO table and strategic actions. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | 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 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 1-2 h | 20-45 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 4-12 | 4-10 | 4-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |