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Paper illustration for Problem Interview
Product Discovery
Problem Interview
Paper illustration for Reverse Brainstorming
Innovation
Reverse Brainstorming
Paper illustration of the Morphological Analysis working structure.
Innovation
Morphological Analysis
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
Purposedifferent
When the picture of the problem still needs to become solid, it asks about real situations and consequences. It separates genuine suffering from mere interest in a solution.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.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 a central question feels too large, the method breaks it into neighboring topic fields with their own depth of ideation. It holds structure and openness at the same time, so adjacent perspectives don't get lost. This grows an idea space out of a core problem.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min je Interview30-60 min1-3 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
5-12 Interviews3-122-83-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Problem Evidence, Risk Notes, Customer SegmentsReverse Ideas, Risk Themes, Solution IdeasMorphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea ShortlistLotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
DiscoveryInterviewsValidation
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityRisk
IdeationInnovationCreativity
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop
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