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Paper illustration for Contradiction Analysis.
Innovation
Contradiction Analysis
Paper illustration of a Business Model Canvas with nine connected compartments, a few notes and symbols for customers, delivery and economic relationships.
Business Strategy
Business Model Canvas
Paper illustration for TRIZ
Innovation
TRIZ
Purposedifferent
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.The Business Model Canvas condenses a business model to its key building blocks and assumptions. It makes variants quickly comparable and reveals gaps before validation or implementation begins.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.
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60-120 min1-2 h1-4 h
Participantssame
2-82-82-8
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WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Contradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept IdeasBusiness Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business HypothesesContradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts
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ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving
Business modelStrategyValueInnovation
InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity
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Paper illustration of a Strategy Canvas with several value curves
Business Strategy
Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas
Paper illustration of Business Model Stress Test with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Business Model Stress Test
Paper illustration of the Morphological Analysis working structure.
Innovation
Morphological Analysis