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Criterion
Paper illustration of Product Kata with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Product Kata
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
Paper illustration for Reverse Brainstorming
Innovation
Reverse Brainstorming
Paper illustration of Rapid Ideation with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rapid Ideation
Purposedifferent
Product Kata helps clarify customer problems, solution ideas, and evidence through a repeatable improvement routine. It captures direction, current metric, target metric, experiment notes, and learning.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.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.When a decision needs to be prepared quickly, the method generates many solution-close variants in a short time. It deliberately relies on pace to undercut self-censorship and perfectionism. This quickly produces a usable field for prioritization and further work.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 Wochen je Loop45-90 min30-60 min5-20 min
Participantsdifferent
3-103-103-121-20
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Direction, Current metric, Target metric, Experiment note, Learning reportLotus Diagram, Idea Themes, ShortlistReverse Ideas, Risk Themes, Solution IdeasIdeenpool, Roh-Shortlist, Cluster
Tagsno overlap
OutcomesDiscoveryLearningIterationCoaching
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityRisk
BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed
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