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Criterion
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
Purposedifferent
For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.When a central question feels too large, the method breaks it into neighboring topic fields with their own depth of ideation. It holds structure and openness at the same time, so adjacent perspectives don't get lost. This grows an idea space out of a core problem.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLow
Timedifferent
30-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-63-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListLotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
DecisionTreeOptions
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop
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A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration of Rapid Ideation with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rapid Ideation
Paper illustration for Reverse Brainstorming
Innovation
Reverse Brainstorming