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Paper illustration for Worst Possible Idea
Innovation
Worst Possible Idea
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Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
Paper illustration of the Morphological Analysis working structure.
Innovation
Morphological Analysis
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.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
20-45 min20-45 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-124-102-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Bad Idea List, Reframed Concepts, Idea ShortlistIdea List, Cluster, ShortlistMorphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea Shortlist
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IdeationCreativityDivergence
BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity
IdeationInnovationCreativity
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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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Facilitation
1-2-4-All