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Innovation
TRIZ
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
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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.In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement.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 h90-180 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-84-124-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution ConceptsDecision Rights Matrix, AgreementIdea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist
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InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
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