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Criterion
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration for Contradiction Analysis.
Innovation
Contradiction Analysis
Design Thinking as a learning loop: an observation notebook, a focused problem statement, different idea sketches, a cardboard prototype and user-test notes. Feedback leads to new understanding.
Innovation
Design Thinking
Paper illustration for TRIZ
Innovation
TRIZ
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When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer.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.For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service.For technical contradictions or trade-offs, the method looks for solutions that resolve opposing requirements at the same time. It translates limits into an explicit picture of conflict that becomes workable. This produces not just compromises but more elegant principles.
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60-90 min60-120 min1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen1-4 h
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
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Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentContradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept IdeasProblem Statement, Prototype, Test LearningsContradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts
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FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving
InnovationPrototypeResearch
InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity
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