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Paper illustration for TRIZ
Innovation
TRIZ
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
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 three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies.
Complexitydifferent
HighLowLow
Timedifferent
1-4 h60-90 min15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
2-84-102-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution ConceptsProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentVenn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators
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InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
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Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration for Contradiction Analysis.
Innovation
Contradiction Analysis
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming