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Paper illustration for Worst Possible Idea
Innovation
Worst Possible Idea
Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
Purposedifferent
For a seemingly familiar problem with paralyzing seriousness, the method dissolves pressure and fear of judgment. It deliberately makes failure pictures extreme, so hidden assumptions become visible faster. This clarifies what a workable path should avoid.With unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible.
Complexitysame
LowLow
Timesame
20-45 min20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-124-10
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Bad Idea List, Reframed Concepts, Idea ShortlistIdea List, Cluster, Shortlist
Tags2 shared
IdeationCreativityDivergence
BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity
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A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
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1-2-4-All
Paper illustration of Rapid Ideation with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rapid Ideation