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| Criterion | ![]() Innovation Contradiction Analysis | ![]() Facilitation Lean Coffee | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Peer Instruction | ![]() 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. | When a group without a fixed agenda needs to get into useful conversations quickly, Lean Coffee structures the start around interests rather than a presentation. The group itself negotiates which topics get time first and which wait. | Peer Instruction uses group thinking to clarify difficult terms or concepts faster. The method combines individual reflection with social correction and shared precision. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 30-90 min | 10-20 min je Frage | 1-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-20 | 6-50 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Contradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept Ideas | Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action Items | Concept Questions, Vote Results, Learning Notes | Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts |
Tagsno overlap | ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving | FacilitationAutonomyDialogue | LearningDialogueFacilitation | InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity |



