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Criterion
Paper illustration for Contradiction Analysis.
Innovation
Contradiction Analysis
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper matrix with seven SCAMPER rows, operator prompts and variations for a course portal.
Innovation
SCAMPER
Paper illustration for Reverse Brainstorming
Innovation
Reverse Brainstorming
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.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.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.For persistent errors or blockages, the method shifts the view to the opposite of the desired effect. It exposes the mechanics of failure and makes hidden causes easier to grasp. This makes improvement more concrete and the problem clearer.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
60-120 min30 min Setup, dann laufend30-60 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-81-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone2-103-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Contradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept IdeasRAID Log, Status Report SourceSCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation NotesReverse Ideas, Risk Themes, Solution Ideas
Tagsno overlap
ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityRisk
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