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Criterion
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper matrix with seven SCAMPER rows, operator prompts and variations for a course portal.
Innovation
SCAMPER
Purposedifferent
When a team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood.When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development.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.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timesame
30-60 min30-60 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-124-122-10
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement ActionsIdea pool, Theme clusters, ShortlistSCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation Notes
Tagsno overlap
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation
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Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
A structured reflection surfaces what was liked, learned, lacked, and longed for. It is a conversation format and does not validate actions automatically.
Agile
4Ls Retrospective
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette