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Criterion
Paper illustration for TRIZ
Innovation
TRIZ
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper session grid with two time blocks, three rooms, colored session cards and an open topic pool.
Facilitation
Barcamp
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
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 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 many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance.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.
Complexitydifferent
HighLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-4 h60-90 minHalber Tag bis 2 Tage30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-84-1015-2004-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution ConceptsProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentSession Board, Session Notes, Community LearningsIdea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
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