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Criterion
Paper illustration for Contradiction Analysis.
Innovation
Contradiction Analysis
Paper illustration of Outcome-Driven Innovation with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Outcome-Driven Innovation
Paper illustration of Starbursting with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Starbursting
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.Outcome-Driven Innovation clarifies customer problems, solution opportunities, and evidence. It separates jobs, desired outcomes, importance, satisfaction, and opportunity, and captures results as desired outcome statements, an opportunity landscape, and segments by underserved needs.Helps clarify ideas, open questions, and testable next steps in concrete terms. It opens the thinking space, collects ideas, and leads to testable options. The result is captured as a star-shaped question map, question list, and assumption list.
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MediumHighLow
Timedifferent
60-120 minMehrere Wochen30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-82-6 researchers plus sample3-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
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Contradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept IdeasDesired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypothesesStar-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption List
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ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving
OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative
BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery
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Innovation
Brainstorming
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Innovation
Design Charrette
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Innovation
Lotus Blossom