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Criterion
Paper illustration for Contradiction Analysis.
Innovation
Contradiction Analysis
Paper illustration of a participant using a prototype while an observer takes notes beside a highlighted usability issue.
UX Research
Usability Testing
Paper illustration of the Morphological Analysis working structure.
Innovation
Morphological Analysis
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 a product is built but people get stuck on tasks, usability testing shows the friction at concrete points. Observed use instead of self-report makes visible where orientation, understanding, or interaction breaks down.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.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
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
60-120 min1-2 h je Session1-3 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-8Based on research question2-82-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Contradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept IdeasUsability Issues, Severity List, RecommendationsMorphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea ShortlistSCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation Notes
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ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving
ValidationUXPrototype
IdeationInnovationCreativity
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation
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