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Criterion
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
Paper illustration for TRIZ
Innovation
TRIZ
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Purposedifferent
IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus.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.When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer.
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Timedifferent
1-3 h1-4 h60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-82-84-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Issue Map, Positions, Argument NotesContradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution ConceptsProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment
Tagsno overlap
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
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Paper illustration for Contradiction Analysis.
Innovation
Contradiction Analysis
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop