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Criterion
Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Paper illustration of the Morphological Analysis working structure.
Innovation
Morphological Analysis
Paper illustration for TRIZ
Innovation
TRIZ
Paper matrix with seven SCAMPER rows, operator prompts and variations for a course portal.
Innovation
SCAMPER
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.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.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.For an existing solution under pressure to change, the method deliberately opens space for systematic variants. It directs attention to rebuilding, combining, and repurposing rather than only new basic ideas. This produces concrete evolution paths for products, offerings, or workflows.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumHighLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-3 h1-4 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-82-82-82-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsMorphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea ShortlistContradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution ConceptsSCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation Notes
Tagsno overlap
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
IdeationInnovationCreativity
InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation
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