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| Criterion |  Operations After-Action Review |  Innovation Contradiction Analysis |  Innovation Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | After missions or project phases with unclear outcomes, the method makes visible what actually happened and what can be learned from it. It separates course, effect, and causes so experience turns into solid improvement. | When a system should improve while another measure suffers as a result, the method makes the underlying conflict precisely formulable. It separates the desired effect from its side effect. This makes solutions possible that address the contradiction deliberately instead of half-heartedly. | 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 | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 20-45 min | 60-120 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Lessons learned, Action items, Event summary | Contradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept Ideas | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | LearningOperationsImprovement | ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |
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