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Paper illustration for TRIZ
Innovation
TRIZ
Paper board with the four ROAM fields Resolved, Owned, Accepted, and Mitigated.
Agile
ROAM Board
Paper illustration for Reverse Brainstorming
Innovation
Reverse 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 work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List.For persistent errors or blockages, the method shifts the view to the opposite of the desired effect. It exposes the mechanics of failure and makes hidden causes easier to grasp. This makes improvement more concrete and the problem clearer.
Complexitydifferent
HighLowLow
Timedifferent
1-4 h20-40 min initial, dann laufend30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-83-153-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution ConceptsROAM Board, Owner ListReverse Ideas, Risk Themes, Solution Ideas
Tagsno overlap
InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity
RiskAgileTrackingAlignment
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityRisk
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Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration for Contradiction Analysis.
Innovation
Contradiction Analysis
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom