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Criterion
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Paper illustration of Rolestorming with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rolestorming
Paper matrix with seven SCAMPER rows, operator prompts and variations for a course portal.
Innovation
SCAMPER
Purposedifferent
In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures.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 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.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
20–45 min30-60 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
Small cross-functional group3-122-10
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption logRollenkarten, Ideenpool pro Rolle, Konsolidierte ShortlistSCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation Notes
Tagsno overlap
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
BrainstormingIdeationCreativity
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation
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Paper illustration for Reverse Brainstorming
Innovation
Reverse Brainstorming
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 of the Morphological Analysis working structure.
Innovation
Morphological Analysis