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| Criterion |  Innovation Worst Possible Idea |  Innovation SCAMPER |  Innovation Round Robin Brainstorming |  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. | For an existing solution under pressure to change, the method deliberately opens space for systematic variants. It directs attention to rebuilding, combining, and repurposing rather than only new basic ideas. This produces concrete evolution paths for products, offerings, or workflows. | 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 | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 20-45 min | 30-60 min | 20-45 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-10 | 4-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Bad Idea List, Reframed Concepts, Idea Shortlist | SCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation Notes | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist | Morphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea Shortlist |
Tags2 shared | IdeationCreativityDivergence | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity | IdeationInnovationCreativity |