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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Working Backwards |  Facilitation Problem Framing Workshop |  Innovation Lotus Blossom |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a team works on symptoms but the real question stays fuzzy, a Problem Framing Workshop sharpens the view of the right problem. It separates observation, interpretation, and target picture from each other. | 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. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 4-8 h, mehrere Iterationen | 60-120 min | 45-90 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 4-10 | 3-10 | 5-30 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Future Press Release, FAQ, Vision Statement | Problem Statement, Scope Boundaries, Assumption List, Next Analysis Questions | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas |
Tagsno overlap | VisionNarrativeAlignment | FacilitationAlignmentDiscovery | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment |