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Paper illustration for TRIZ
Innovation
TRIZ
Paper illustration of the Morphological Analysis working structure.
Innovation
Morphological Analysis
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
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.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.When loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting.
Complexitydifferent
HighMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 h1-3 h60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
2-82-85-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution ConceptsMorphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea ShortlistRanked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority
Tagsno overlap
InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity
IdeationInnovationCreativity
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
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Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Paper illustration for Contradiction Analysis.
Innovation
Contradiction Analysis
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting