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Criterion
Paper illustration of Solo Brainstorming with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Solo Brainstorming
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
Purposedifferent
For an individual thinking problem with no counterpart immediately available, the method creates a protected space for one's own approaches. It prevents outside opinions from narrowing thinking too early. This lets ideas mature before they go into a group format.IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus.
Complexitydifferent
LowMedium
Timedifferent
15-60 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
12-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Personal Idea List, Sketches or Mind Map, Pre-Read for Group SessionIssue Map, Positions, Argument Notes
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingIdeationAsync
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
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Decision Making
Argument Mapping
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Innovation
Brainstorming
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Innovation
Design Charrette
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Innovation
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