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Paper illustration of Rolestorming with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rolestorming
Red Teaming method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Red Teaming
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
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 strategic decisions with high reach, agreement and gut feeling are often not enough. Red teaming brings deliberate opposition into the situation and tests where a plan breaks under real counterarguments.When a central question feels too large, the method breaks it into neighboring topic fields with their own depth of ideation. It holds structure and openness at the same time, so adjacent perspectives don't get lost. This grows an idea space out of a core problem.
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30-60 min1-4 h45-90 min
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
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Rollenkarten, Ideenpool pro Rolle, Konsolidierte ShortlistChallenge Findings, Risk Register, Mitigation PlanLotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist
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BrainstormingIdeationCreativity
RiskDecisionSensemaking
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop
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A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
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Innovation
Reverse Brainstorming
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