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Paper illustration for Time Blocking
Operations
Time Blocking
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration for Contradiction Analysis.
Innovation
Contradiction Analysis
Purposedifferent
With a calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure.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.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
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
15-30 min Planung, laufend30-60 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
14-122-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanIdea pool, Theme clusters, ShortlistContradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept Ideas
Tagsno overlap
PlanningTime managementFocus
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving
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Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette