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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Working Backwards |  Innovation Rapid Ideation |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |  Innovation Lotus Blossom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 decision needs to be prepared quickly, the method generates many solution-close variants in a short time. It deliberately relies on pace to undercut self-censorship and perfectionism. This quickly produces a usable field for prioritization and further work. | When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy. | 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 | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 4-8 h, mehrere Iterationen | 5-20 min | 30-60 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 1-20 | 2-8 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Future Press Release, FAQ, Vision Statement | Ideenpool, Roh-Shortlist, Cluster | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | VisionNarrativeAlignment | BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop |