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Criterion
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration for TRIZ
Innovation
TRIZ
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration for Reverse Brainstorming
Innovation
Reverse Brainstorming
Purposedifferent
Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.For technical contradictions or trade-offs, the method looks for solutions that resolve opposing requirements at the same time. It translates limits into an explicit picture of conflict that becomes workable. This produces not just compromises but more elegant principles.When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowHighLowLow
Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend1-4 h30-60 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone2-84-123-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceContradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution ConceptsIdea pool, Theme clusters, ShortlistReverse Ideas, Risk Themes, Solution Ideas
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityRisk
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