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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Working Backwards |  Innovation Round Robin Brainstorming |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |  Innovation Rolestorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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 many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 4-8 h, mehrere Iterationen | 20-45 min | 10-20 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 4-10 | 4-100+ | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Future Press Release, FAQ, Vision Statement | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes | Rollenkarten, Ideenpool pro Rolle, Konsolidierte Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | VisionNarrativeAlignment | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity | FacilitationInclusionIdeation | BrainstormingIdeationCreativity |