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How Might We
Innovation
How Might We
Paper illustration for Option Framing.
Decision Making
Option Framing
Purposedifferent
With a stuck problem carrying many implicit assumptions, the method translates observations into open, workable questions. It sharpens the problem frame without pre-thinking the solution, turning frustration or fuzziness into a search space with clear direction.In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question.
Complexitydifferent
LowMedium
Timedifferent
30–45 min45-120 min
Participantsdifferent
1-103-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
HMW Questions, Challenge Framing, Idea PromptsOption Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision Inputs
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FramingOpportunityIdeationQuestions
OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison
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