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| Criterion |  Innovation Contradiction Analysis |  Innovation Morphological Analysis |  Business Strategy Three Horizons |  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. | For a search for solutions with many degrees of freedom, a grid emerges for systematic combinations. The method separates features, variants, and exclusion criteria, so the space gets explored deliberately. | Three Horizons helps clarify strategic options across different timeframes. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and investment choices, and captures the result as a horizon map, portfolio view, and initiatives per horizon. | 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 | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 1-3 h | Halbtags-Workshop, dann iterativ | 1-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 3-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Contradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept Ideas | Morphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea Shortlist | Horizon map, Portfolio view, Initiatives per horizon, Resource plan | Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts |
Tags1 shared | ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving | IdeationInnovationCreativity | StrategyInnovationPortfolioForesight | InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity |