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Paper illustration of Rolestorming with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rolestorming
Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
Operations
Kepner-Tregoe
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Purposedifferent
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.For a disturbance that's hard to pin down, the method cleanly separates problem, cause, and decision. It reduces mixing when symptoms allow several interpretations.When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development.
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LowHighLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min2-8 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-122-84-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Rollenkarten, Ideenpool pro Rolle, Konsolidierte ShortlistProblem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk PlanIdea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingIdeationCreativity
Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
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Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration of Rapid Ideation with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rapid Ideation