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Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Paper illustration for TRIZ
Innovation
TRIZ
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.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHigh
Timedifferent
30-90 min1-4 h
Participantsdifferent
1-62-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListContradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts
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DecisionTreeOptions
InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity
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Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
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Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
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