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Criterion
Rich Picture workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Rich Picture
Paper illustration of the Morphological Analysis working structure.
Innovation
Morphological Analysis
Paper illustration of Rapid Ideation with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rapid Ideation
Purposedifferent
A Rich Picture brings an unclear situation onto a shared drawing. It captures actors, tensions, information flows, and blind spots before the team jumps to solutions too early.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.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
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-90 min1-3 h5-20 min
Participantsdifferent
2-102-81-20
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Rich Picture, Problem Framing NotesMorphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea ShortlistIdeenpool, Roh-Shortlist, Cluster
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization
IdeationInnovationCreativity
BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed
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A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom