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Paper illustration for TRIZ
Innovation
TRIZ
Process Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Operations
Process Mapping
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.With a confusing workflow that has many handoffs, the method makes the actual process visible. It shows where work is passed on, delayed, or duplicated, so improvement targets the right spots.
Complexitydifferent
HighMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 h1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
2-83-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution ConceptsProcess Map, Handoff List, Improvement Backlog
Tagsno overlap
InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity
ProcessOperationsImprovement
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Paper illustration for Contradiction Analysis.
Innovation
Contradiction Analysis
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration of a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
Operations
After-Action Review
Paper illustration of Double Diamond with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Double Diamond