contradictions

Clarifies ideas, open questions, and testable next steps by framing the contradiction, identifying improving and worsening factors, and checking feasibility.

Core question: Which inventive principles resolve the identified contradiction, and which concrete concepts emerge when these principles are applied to the problem?

1-4 h

2-8

Turns ideas, open questions, and testable next steps into a tangible result by naming the improvement goal, stating the worsening side effect, and refining and testing solution ideas.

Core question: Which improvement causes which downside, and which assumption makes the contradiction appear unavoidable?

60-120 min

2-8