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Criterion
Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration for TRIZ
Innovation
TRIZ
Purposedifferent
When several designs need to be quickly put in relation to each other, it makes ideas visible and comparable. It encourages early variants instead of long upfront debates.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.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
MediumLowHigh
Timedifferent
1-3 h30-60 min1-4 h
Participantsdifferent
3-84-122-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsIdea pool, Theme clusters, ShortlistContradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts
Tagsno overlap
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity
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Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration for Contradiction Analysis.
Innovation
Contradiction Analysis