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Criterion
Paper illustration of the Morphological Analysis working structure.
Innovation
Morphological Analysis
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration for TRIZ
Innovation
TRIZ
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
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 an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowHighLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h30-90 min1-4 h60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-82-82-84-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Morphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea ShortlistConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision BoundariesContradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution ConceptsProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment
Tagsno overlap
IdeationInnovationCreativity
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
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