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Innovation
TRIZ
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Decision Making
RAPID
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Decision Making
Decision Rights 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.In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels.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.
Complexitydifferent
HighMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 h45-90 min90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
2-83-124-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution ConceptsRAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision LogDecision Rights Matrix, Agreement
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InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity
DecisionRolesGovernance
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
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Paper illustration for Contradiction Analysis.
Innovation
Contradiction Analysis
Paper illustration of an activity-role table with clear RACI assignments and one highlighted accountable role per activity.
Operations
RACI Matrix
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Facilitation
Decision Jam