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Criterion
Paper illustration of Rapid Ideation with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rapid Ideation
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
Purposedifferent
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.IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus.
Complexitydifferent
LowMedium
Timedifferent
5-20 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
1-202-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Ideenpool, Roh-Shortlist, ClusterIssue Map, Positions, Argument Notes
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
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Innovation
Brainstorming
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Innovation
Lotus Blossom
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping