methodatlas
Playbook

Moderate Solution Ideation

Move from problem understanding to many ideas, structured selection, and first concept.

Outcome

A prioritized shortlist with concept sketches and next validation step.

At the end you have

HMW QuestionsIdea PoolPrioritized IdeasStoryboard

Decision point

You can decide which idea should be developed or validated as the next concept.

Next step

Turn the selected idea into a test, prototype, or discovery step and mark open assumptions.

Ideal for

  • Product and service ideas
  • Workshop formats with mixed roles
  • Teams before a concept decision

Not good for

  • Decisions without problem understanding
  • pure quantitative prioritization
Preparation

What should be clear before you start

Roles

  • Facilitator
  • Product or service owner
  • Participants from relevant perspectives

Inputs

  • well-described problem
  • user or context signals
  • known constraints for solutions

Setup

  • Secure problem understanding before ideation
  • Separate divergent and convergent phases
  • Clarify decision criteria before voting
Flow

Method path

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    Completion criteria
    Templates

    Artifacts for this playbook

    Artifacts stay collapsed until you actually need them.

    AgendaShow template

    Workshop Agenda

    Compact agenda template for method sequences with timebox, purpose, and output.

    # Workshop Agenda

**Goal:** ...
**Participants:** ...
**Duration:** ...

| Time | Method | Purpose | Output |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | Check-in | Set focus | Shared start |
| 00:10 | How Might We | Ideation questions | HMW list |
| 00:35 | Brainwriting | Generate ideas | Idea pool |
| 01:10 | Dot Voting | Prepare selection | Prioritized ideas |
| 01:30 | Storyboarding | Make the concept tangible | Storyboard |

## Close-out

Decision, owner, next test.
    MarkdownShow template

    Experiment Plan

    Short plan for hypothesis, test design, success criteria, and decision.

    # Experiment Plan

## Hypothesis

We believe that ...

## Target audience

Who are we testing for?

## Test design

What exactly will participants or users do?

## Success criterion

We count the test as positive if ...

## Risks and limits

What can the test not prove?

## Decision afterward

If positive: ...
If negative: ...

## Owner and date

...