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Criterion
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
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 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.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
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Timedifferent
1-4 h60-90 min15-45 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-84-102-84-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution ConceptsProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentVenn Diagram, Overlap Notes, DifferentiatorsIdea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
ComparisonFacilitationAlignment
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
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