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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Working Backwards |  Innovation Round Robin Brainstorming |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |
|---|---|---|---|
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 loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 4-8 h, mehrere Iterationen | 20-45 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 4-10 | 5-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Future Press Release, FAQ, Vision Statement | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority |
Tagsno overlap | VisionNarrativeAlignment | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion |
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