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Criterion
Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
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Innovation
TRIZ
Paper illustration of the Morphological Analysis working structure.
Innovation
Morphological Analysis
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 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 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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-4 h1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-82-82-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsContradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution ConceptsMorphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea Shortlist
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SketchingCollaborationIdeation
InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity
IdeationInnovationCreativity
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Paper illustration for Contradiction Analysis.
Innovation
Contradiction Analysis
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Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette