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Criterion
Paper matrix with seven SCAMPER rows, operator prompts and variations for a course portal.
Innovation
SCAMPER
Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Paper illustration of the Morphological Analysis working structure.
Innovation
Morphological Analysis
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
Purposedifferent
For an existing solution under pressure to change, the method deliberately opens space for systematic variants. It directs attention to rebuilding, combining, and repurposing rather than only new basic ideas. This produces concrete evolution paths for products, offerings, or workflows.When several designs need to be quickly put in relation to each other, it makes ideas visible and comparable. It encourages early variants instead of long upfront debates.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 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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min1-3 h1-3 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-103-82-83-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
SCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation NotesSketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsMorphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea ShortlistLotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist
Tags1 shared
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
IdeationInnovationCreativity
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop
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