Imagineering aims at creating a movement and also the ideal context for all stakeholders to be inspired and to find together solutions, ideas and innovations. The ultimate goals are the shift of mental models and meaningful value creation.

Design Thinking aims at finding feasible and viable solutions that meet the needs of users.

Agile practices aims at managing projects in an efficient way.

Appreciative Inquiry aims at energising corporate values and culture by finding „what gives life“ to an organizations.

Imagineering uses appreciative inquiry and also co-creation tools – brainstorming technics but also uses serious games, story telling, reframing but most importantly concepting and the power of words.

Design Thinking uses co-creation tools – mainly brainstorming technics.

Agile practices use tools such as priority lists, teams check-in meetings, „public boards“ to track progress Design sprints etc.

Appreciative Inquiry is using appreciative interviews and co-creation tools – mainly brainstorming technics.

Imagineering considers the whole system of the organization. All stakeholders, intern and extern to the organization are inspired to co-create.

Design Thinking, Agile practices and Appreciative Inquiry are not system approach.

Imagineering: Co-creation is used in the process among all stakeholders (internal AND external of the organisation)

Design Thinking: Co-creation is used in the process among the interdisciplinary teammembers of a same organisation.

Agile practices are often more about improving collaborations than enabling co-creation.

Appreciative Inquiry: Co-creation is used in the process among a large number of employees of an organization.

Thanks to the Imagineering process, the ideal context for co-creation is set up in order to generate meaningful value.

This is not the case with Design Thinking, Agile Practices and Appreciative Inquiry.

This is the case with Imagineering, Design Thinking and Appreciative Inquiry.

This is less the case with agile practices where the focus is more on the improved performance and efficiency of a team.