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Criterion
Paper illustration of Opportunity Scoring with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Opportunity Scoring
Paper illustration for Reverse Brainstorming
Innovation
Reverse Brainstorming
Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
Purposedifferent
When opportunities need ranking by their effect, it makes importance and satisfaction directly comparable. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as an opportunity-score table and top outcomes.For persistent errors or blockages, the method shifts the view to the opposite of the desired effect. It exposes the mechanics of failure and makes hidden causes easier to grasp. This makes improvement more concrete and the problem clearer.With unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
60-120 min30-60 min20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-63-124-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Opportunity Score Table, Top OutcomesReverse Ideas, Risk Themes, Solution IdeasIdea List, Cluster, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationDiscoveryOutcomesNeeds
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityRisk
BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity
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Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique