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idea generation - Coggle Diagram

- - - - problem centric
        
        identify challeges
      - solution centric
        
        develop potential
        solutions
    - - theme
        
        could be
        
        problem
        
        opportunity
      - audience
        
        only a very specifici branch or layer
        
        relevant knowledge for the challenge
        
        everyone inside the organization
        
        theme is not too specific
        
        getting outside-the-box thinking
        
        relevant collaborators
        
        representative of a desirable group of people
        
        ideas form outside the organization are wanted
        
        entire customer base
        
        entire public
      - responsabilities
        
        parties to be in charge of
        
        running the challenge
        
        facilitating the discussion
        
        evaluating ideas
        
        making decisions
        
        refining and implementing
        the promising ideas
      - time
        
        timing of the launch
        
        when should I start my challenge?
        
        duration of the challenge
        
        length of the challenge
        
        different phases within the challenge
      - channels
        
        how do I reach my audience?
        
        different means of communication
        for talking about idea challenge
        
        social media
        
        personal emails
        
        face-to-face
      - goal
        
        "what do you wish to achieve with your challenge?"
        
        different from theme
        
        theme is the question
        
        goal is what you ultimately want to
        accomplish behind the curtains
    - - double diamond of innovation
        
        problem phase
        
        discover
        
        scouting a variety of
        pressing challenges
        
        evaluating their significance
        
        define
        
        analyisis by the organizing team
        
        identify recurring themes
        
        group ideas
        
        refine the problem definition
        
        chose one or more to
        focus on
        
        solution phase
        
        develop
        
        coming up with ideas and
        concepts for solving
        
        refining them into something
        ready to be implemented
        
        deliver
        
        final part of the solution
        
        picking the solutions that show the most potential
        
        implementation
        
        assigning people to
        make them happen
    - - choosing the participants
        
        key factors of a focused audience
        
        relevance
        
        knowledge
        
        willing to contribute
        
        size
        
        from focused groups
        to the entire public
        
        reachability
      - picking a theme and setting your goals
        
        start off by prioritizing
        different agendas
        
        what kind of innovation
        are you looking for?
        
        solution to specific problem
        
        generating outside-the-box ideas
        
        at least one quantifiable goal
        
        baseline on which to
        compare results
        
        being critical
        
        Can this goal, in its current form,
        be achieved with an idea challenge?
        
        is this goal too specific?
      - Planning the execution
        
        time
        
        can vary quite a lot
        
        very specific problems
        
        short fixed period
        
        more abstract
        
        keep the challenge running for longer
        
        usually best to try keep the challenge
        as short as possible
        
        channels
        
        coomunicate significant news
        
        send reminders throughout the campaign
        
        withouth making it appear like spamming
        
        responsabilities
        
        general arrangements and communication
        
        evaluating the ideas
        
        deciding wich one to progress
        
        facilitating the discussion throughout the challenge
        
        keeo people engaged
        
        ask them questions
        
        help refine their ideas
      - Launch and run the challenge
        
        four key points
        
        what is about?
        
        Make sure the audience truly understands
        the theme and the goal
        
        Why do things a certain way?
        
        why the goal is to be met through
        this kind of an idea challenge
        
        How should they operate?
        
        Make your expectations clear for people
        
        Why should they participate?
        
        figure out how to motivate people to take part in the “mission”.
      - Wrap-up
        
        follow up
  - - - emerging innovative ideas
      - seven different thinking approaches
      - there is no sequential flow to follow while moving from each of the seven thinking techniques
    - - focuses on the parts in
        the product, service or solution
        
        can be replaced
        with another
      - questions
        
        What part of the process can be
        substituted without affecting the whole project?
        
        Who or what can be substituted
        without affecting the process?
        
        What part in the process can be
        replaced with better alternatives?
        
        Can the project time or place be replaced?
        
        What will happen when we
        replace part of the project with another?
        
        Where else could you sell the product?
        
        Could we use another alternative of X?
        
        Can we substitute the current device
        with another better one?
        
        Can we replace the process with simpler one?
      - provide alternative solutions for decision makers
    - - possibility of merging
        
        ideas
        
        stages of the process
        
        product
      - one single more efficient output
        
        can lead to a new product
      - questions
        
        can we merge two steps of the process?
        
        can we apply two processes at the same time?
        
        Can our company combine resources with another partner in the market?
        
        Can we mix two or more components together?
        
        Can we combine X and Y technologies?
    - - adjust or tweak
      - can range from minor changes
        to radical changes in the project
      - techniques to solve problems through enhancing the existing system
      - questions
        
        What would we need to change to reach better results?
        
        What else could be done in this specific task?
        
        How can we improve the existing process?
        
        How can we adjust the existing product?
        
        How can we make the process more flexible?
      - Apply a solution that worked well for you before to another different problem
    - - more that just adjustment as it
        focuses on the overall process
        
        reducing the project’s process
        
        change our perspective of
        how to look at the problem
      - questions
        
        How will modifying the process improve results?
        
        What if we had a double consumer base?
        
        If the market was different, what would the process look like?
        
        Can we change the process to work more efficiently?
        
        What if the product is double the current size?
    - - put the current product or process in another purpose
      - how to use the existing product to solve problems
      - questions
        
        What other parts in the company can use the product?
        
        What are the benefits for the product if used elsewhere?
        
        What if we target another market segmentation for the current product?
        
        Can we add a specific step into the process to replace another?
        
        What are other ways can we use it?
        
        Can we recycle the waste for another use?
    - - identify the parts of the process that can be eliminated
      - questions
        
        What would happened if we removed this part?
        
        How can we achieve the same output without specific part of the project?
        
        Do we need this specific part?
        
        What would we do if we had to work with half the resources?
    - - explore the innovative potential when changing the order of the process in the production line
      - questions
        
        What would happened if we reverse the process?
        
        How can we rearrange the current status for better output?
        
        What if we consider it backwards?
        
        Can we interchange elements?