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Paper illustration for TRIZ
Innovation
TRIZ
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 the Morphological Analysis working structure.
Innovation
Morphological Analysis
Purposedifferent
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 sprint should not only be assessed but also learned from, it captures experience in clear learning categories. It records what worked, what's missing, and what should run differently next time.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.
Complexitydifferent
HighLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 h45–75 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
2-8Team members involved2-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement ActionsMorphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity
RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam
IdeationInnovationCreativity
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Paper illustration for Contradiction Analysis.
Innovation
Contradiction Analysis
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue