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Criterion
Paper illustration of the Morphological Analysis working structure.
Innovation
Morphological Analysis
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Paper matrix with seven SCAMPER rows, operator prompts and variations for a course portal.
Innovation
SCAMPER
Purposedifferent
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.When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.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
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h45-90 min15-45 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-82-61-32-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Morphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea ShortlistCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceADR File, Decision Log, RationaleSCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation Notes
Tagsno overlap
IdeationInnovationCreativity
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation
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