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| Criterion |  Innovation SCAMPER |  Innovation TRIZ |  Agile Acceptance Criteria Workshop |  Innovation Contradiction Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | For technical contradictions or trade-offs, the method looks for solutions that resolve opposing requirements at the same time. It translates limits into an explicit picture of conflict that becomes workable. This produces not just compromises but more elegant principles. | When a story needs clear checkpoints before implementation, it sharpens expectation and scope together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Acceptance Criteria and a Story Update. | When a system should improve while another measure suffers as a result, the method makes the underlying conflict precisely formulable. It separates the desired effect from its side effect. This makes solutions possible that address the contradiction deliberately instead of half-heartedly. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 1-4 h | 20-40 min pro Story | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 2-8 | 3-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | SCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation Notes | Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts | Acceptance Criteria, Story Update | Contradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept Ideas |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation | InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity | AgileRequirementsRefinementBehavior-Driven Development | ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving |