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| Criterion |  Innovation Contradiction Analysis |  Engineering Fault Isolation |  Innovation Brainstorming |  Innovation SCAMPER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | In technical failures, the visible symptom often gets mixed up with the actual cause. Fault Isolation narrows the fault space and progressively reduces which part of the system is truly affected. | 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. | For an existing solution under pressure to change, the method deliberately opens space for systematic variants. It directs attention to rebuilding, combining, and repurposing rather than only new basic ideas. This produces concrete evolution paths for products, offerings, or workflows. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 30-180 min | 30-60 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-6 | 4-12 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Contradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept Ideas | Fault Isolation Map, Test Log, Excluded Hypotheses, Narrowed Fault Area | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist | SCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation Notes |
Tagsno overlap | ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving | TroubleshootingDiagnosisEngineering | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation |