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Criterion
Paper illustration for Contradiction Analysis.
Innovation
Contradiction Analysis
Paper board with the four ROAM fields Resolved, Owned, Accepted, and Mitigated.
Agile
ROAM Board
Paper matrix with seven SCAMPER rows, operator prompts and variations for a course portal.
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.When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List.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
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
60-120 min20-40 min initial, dann laufend30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-83-152-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Contradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept IdeasROAM Board, Owner ListSCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation Notes
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ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving
RiskAgileTrackingAlignment
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation
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Innovation
Reverse Brainstorming
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Innovation
Brainstorming
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Innovation
Lotus Blossom