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| Criterion |  Innovation Worst Possible Idea |  Innovation Rolestorming |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |  Innovation Lotus Blossom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For a seemingly familiar problem with paralyzing seriousness, the method dissolves pressure and fear of judgment. It deliberately makes failure pictures extreme, so hidden assumptions become visible faster. This clarifies what a workable path should avoid. | 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. | 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 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. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 20-45 min | 30-60 min | 10-20 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-12 | 4-100+ | 3-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Bad Idea List, Reframed Concepts, Idea Shortlist | Rollenkarten, Ideenpool pro Rolle, Konsolidierte Shortlist | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist |
Tags1 shared | IdeationCreativityDivergence | BrainstormingIdeationCreativity | FacilitationInclusionIdeation | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop |