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Criterion
Paper illustration of an eight-panel idea sheet with varied sketches beside a timer set to eight minutes.
Innovation
Crazy 8s
Paper illustration of MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
MORT Analysis
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration of Rapid Ideation with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rapid Ideation
Purposedifferent
With only a few minutes available and a still-fuzzy solution search, the method forces a wide range of variants. It produces fast sketches before the first idea can settle in, making different directions directly comparable and open to further development.For a safety-relevant event or a system with high protection requirements, the method examines where controls failed. It exposes both technical and organizational gaps.When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development.When a decision needs to be prepared quickly, the method generates many solution-close variants in a short time. It deliberately relies on pace to undercut self-censorship and perfectionism. This quickly produces a usable field for prioritization and further work.
Complexitydifferent
LowHighLowLow
Timedifferent
8-15 minMehrere Tage bis Wochen30-60 min5-20 min
Participantsdifferent
1-102-64-121-20
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Sketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction OptionsMORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic RecommendationsIdea pool, Theme clusters, ShortlistIdeenpool, Roh-Shortlist, Cluster
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint
Root causeSafetySystemicIncident
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed
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