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Criterion
Paper illustration for PDCA Cycle.
Operations
PDCA Cycle
Paper illustration of Rolestorming with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rolestorming
Paper illustration of the Morphological Analysis working structure.
Innovation
Morphological Analysis
Purposedifferent
For an improvement that still has to prove itself in everyday work, the method runs it through small learning loops. It connects planning, checking, and standardization into a repeatable learning mode.When a search for ideas stalls, switching roles helps people step outside their own perspective and activate new logics of action. The method reduces habit because contributions arise from a different stance. This brings unfamiliar, often fitting solution approaches into play.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
1 h bis mehrere Wochen30-60 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
1-83-122-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
PDCA Log, Experiment Plan, Learning Outcome, Standard ChangeRollenkarten, Ideenpool pro Rolle, Konsolidierte ShortlistMorphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
Continuous improvementLeanExperiments
BrainstormingIdeationCreativity
IdeationInnovationCreativity
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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
Paper illustration for Reverse Brainstorming
Innovation
Reverse Brainstorming