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Operations
ABC Analysis
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Innovation
TRIZ
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Purposedifferent
With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention.For technical contradictions or trade-offs, the method looks for solutions that resolve opposing requirements at the same time. It translates limits into an explicit picture of conflict that becomes workable. This produces not just compromises but more elegant principles.When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development.
Complexitydifferent
LowHighLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min1-4 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
1-52-84-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control ListContradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution ConceptsIdea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
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Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
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Innovation
Contradiction Analysis
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