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Criterion
Paper illustration of a scoring table with four factor columns, a calculator and three ordered initiative cards.
Product Strategy
RICE Scoring
Paper illustration of an eight-panel idea sheet with varied sketches beside a timer set to eight minutes.
Innovation
Crazy 8s
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
Paper illustration of Rapid Ideation with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rapid Ideation
Purposedifferent
When many initiatives compete for the same resources, it brings reach, impact, confidence, and effort into one shared ranking. It makes prioritization economically connectable.With only a few minutes available and a still-fuzzy solution search, the method forces a wide range of variants. It produces fast sketches before the first idea can settle in, making different directions directly comparable and open to further development.When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic.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
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min8-15 min45-90 min5-20 min
Participantsdifferent
2-101-102-81-20
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RICE Scores, Ranked List, Assumption LogSketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction OptionsDecision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected OptionIdeenpool, Roh-Shortlist, Cluster
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationScoringRoadmapTradeoffs
BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint
DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs
BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed
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