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Criterion
Surveys method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
Surveys
Paper illustration for TRIZ
Innovation
TRIZ
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 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.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighLowLow
Timedifferent
3-14 Tage1-4 h30-60 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
50+2-84-122-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Survey Results, Charts, Segment InsightsContradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution ConceptsIdea pool, Theme clusters, ShortlistSCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation Notes
Tagsno overlap
QuantitativeResearchValidation
InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation
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