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Criterion
Paper illustration for Current Reality Tree
Systems Thinking
Current Reality Tree
Paper illustration of Rolestorming with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rolestorming
Paper illustration of the Morphological Analysis working structure.
Innovation
Morphological Analysis
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A Current Reality Tree condenses many symptoms into a few causal chains. The method makes visible which core problems drive several negative effects at once.When a search for ideas stalls, switching roles helps people step outside their own perspective and activate new logics of action. The method reduces habit because contributions arise from a different stance. This brings unfamiliar, often fitting solution approaches into play.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.
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2-6 h30-60 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-83-122-8
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Current Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention IdeasRollenkarten, Ideenpool pro Rolle, Konsolidierte ShortlistMorphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality
BrainstormingIdeationCreativity
IdeationInnovationCreativity
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A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
Paper illustration for Reverse Brainstorming
Innovation
Reverse Brainstorming