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Criterion
Paper illustration for Solution Interview
Product Discovery
Solution Interview
Paper matrix with seven SCAMPER rows, operator prompts and variations for a course portal.
Innovation
SCAMPER
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.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowHigh
Timedifferent
30-60 min je Interview30-60 min1-4 h
Participantsdifferent
5-10 Interviews2-102-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation NotesSCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation NotesContradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts
Tagsno overlap
ValidationInterviewsPrototype
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation
InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity
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Innovation
Brainstorming
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Innovation
Contradiction Analysis
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Innovation
Design Sprint
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Innovation
Lotus Blossom