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Criterion
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration of Rolestorming with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rolestorming
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Purposedifferent
When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.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 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.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
30-90 min30-60 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-83-124-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision BoundariesRollenkarten, Ideenpool pro Rolle, Konsolidierte ShortlistIdea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
BrainstormingIdeationCreativity
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
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Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
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Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration of Rapid Ideation with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rapid Ideation
Paper illustration for Reverse Brainstorming
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Reverse Brainstorming