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Criterion
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
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
Paper matrix with seven SCAMPER rows, operator prompts and variations for a course portal.
Innovation
SCAMPER
Purposedifferent
Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down1-3 h5-20 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch2-81-202-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesMorphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea ShortlistIdeenpool, Roh-Shortlist, ClusterSCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation Notes
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
IdeationInnovationCreativity
BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation
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