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Paper illustration of Rapid Ideation with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rapid Ideation
Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
Paper illustration of Rolestorming with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rolestorming
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.Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable.When a search for ideas stalls, switching roles helps people step outside their own perspective and activate new logics of action. The method reduces habit because contributions arise from a different stance. This brings unfamiliar, often fitting solution approaches into play.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
5-20 min1-3 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
1-203-123-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ideenpool, Roh-Shortlist, ClusterKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer PlanRollenkarten, Ideenpool pro Rolle, Konsolidierte Shortlist
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BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed
KnowledgeMappingRisk
BrainstormingIdeationCreativity
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Innovation
Brainstorming
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Innovation
Lotus Blossom
Paper illustration for Reverse Brainstorming
Innovation
Reverse Brainstorming