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Criterion
Paper illustration for Solution Interview
Product Discovery
Solution Interview
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
Paper illustration for Contradiction Analysis.
Innovation
Contradiction Analysis
Paper illustration for TRIZ
Innovation
TRIZ
Purposedifferent
When a solution idea is already on the table, it checks how it is understood and evaluated. It looks for resonance, objections, and missing fit early in the conversation.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.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumHigh
Timedifferent
30-60 min je Interview45-90 min60-120 min1-4 h
Participantsdifferent
5-10 Interviews3-102-82-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation NotesLotus Diagram, Idea Themes, ShortlistContradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept IdeasContradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts
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ValidationInterviewsPrototype
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop
ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving
InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity
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