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Criterion
Surveys method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
Surveys
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration for Contradiction Analysis.
Innovation
Contradiction Analysis
Purposedifferent
When a topic needs to be validated broadly and many people can answer the same question, surveys gather structured feedback in a scalable form. Answers become comparable and segmentable instead of remaining merely anecdotal.When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
3-14 Tage60-90 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
50+4-102-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Survey Results, Charts, Segment InsightsProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentContradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept Ideas
Tagsno overlap
QuantitativeResearchValidation
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving
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Paper illustration of Outcome-Driven Innovation with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Outcome-Driven Innovation
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
A paper-based illustration representing Design Sprint with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Design Sprint