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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
Paper illustration of the Morphological Analysis working structure.
Innovation
Morphological Analysis
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.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.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
LowHighMediumLow
Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend1-4 h1-3 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone2-82-83-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceContradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution ConceptsMorphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea ShortlistReverse Ideas, Risk Themes, Solution Ideas
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity
IdeationInnovationCreativity
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityRisk
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