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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Working Backwards |  Innovation Brainwriting |  Innovation Starbursting |  Innovation Design Charrette |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When the target state and benefit need to be clear first, it thinks backward from the desired outcome into the product logic. It sharpens vision, objections, and value proposition before elaboration. | 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. | Helps clarify ideas, open questions, and testable next steps in concrete terms. It opens the thinking space, collects ideas, and leads to testable options. The result is captured as a star-shaped question map, question list, and assumption list. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 4-8 h, mehrere Iterationen | 15-30 min | 30-60 min | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 3-12 | 3-10 | 10-50 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Future Press Release, FAQ, Vision Statement | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list | Star-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption List | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction |
Tagsno overlap | VisionNarrativeAlignment | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas | BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation |