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Criterion
Paper illustration of Three Horizons with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Three Horizons
Paper illustration of the Morphological Analysis working structure.
Innovation
Morphological Analysis
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper matrix with seven SCAMPER rows, operator prompts and variations for a course portal.
Innovation
SCAMPER
Purposedifferent
Three Horizons helps clarify strategic options across different timeframes. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and investment choices, and captures the result as a horizon map, portfolio view, and initiatives per horizon.For a search for solutions with many degrees of freedom, a grid emerges for systematic combinations. The method separates features, variants, and exclusion criteria, so the space gets explored deliberately.In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space.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
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
Halbtags-Workshop, dann iterativ1-3 hHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-122-810-502-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Horizon map, Portfolio view, Initiatives per horizon, Resource planMorphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea ShortlistSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized DirectionSCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation Notes
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StrategyInnovationPortfolioForesight
IdeationInnovationCreativity
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation
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