Ease of AltA Technique Outcome of AltA Application Number of Participants Application Easy Technique and & ■ Making material of Group Group 10) Medium ■■ material people) - defined (2 Problem potential solutions Hard created reviewed Enhanced ■■■ identified Individual Small Type New Large (>10 structured Decision Existing Mind Mapping     ■ Conceptual Mapping     ■ Rich Pictures     ■ ■ Structuring Brainstorming      ■ Brainwriting     ■ Starbursting        ■ Reverse Brainstorming      ■ ■ Creative Six Thinking Hats       ■ ■ Creative Combinations     ■ ■ ■ Strengths, Weaknesses,      ■ Opportunities, Threats Plusses, Minuses,       ■ Interesting Five Whys     ■ Key Assumptions Check      ■ Quality of Information     ■ Outside-In Thinking     ■ ■ Diagnostic Indicators / Signposts of      ■ ■ Change Surrogate Adversary / Role      ■ ■ Play Alternative Futures Analysis      ■ ■ ■ Devils Advocacy     ■ Team A / Team B     ■ ■ Pre-Mortem Analysis      ■ ■ Challenge What If Analysis     ■ ■ ■ Figure 4: AltA Techniques and Application
Type of Technique AltA Technique Outcome of AltA Application Number of Participants Ease of Application Problem structured and defined New material created & potential solutions identified Existing material reviewed Enhanced Decision Making Individual Small Group (2 - 10) Large Group (>10 people) Easy ■ Medium ■■ Hard ■■■ Structuring Mind Mapping     ■ Conceptual Mapping     ■ Rich Pictures     ■ ■ Creative Brainstorming      ■ Brainwriting     ■ Starbursting        ■ Reverse Brainstorming      ■ ■ Six Thinking Hats       ■ ■ Creative Combinations     ■ ■ ■ Diagnostic Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats      ■ Plusses, Minuses, Interesting       ■ Five Whys     ■ Key Assumptions Check      ■ Quality of Information     ■ Outside-In Thinking     ■ ■ Indicators / Signposts of Change      ■ ■ Surrogate Adversary / Role Play      ■ ■ Alternative Futures Analysis      ■ ■ ■ Challenge Devils Advocacy     ■ Team A / Team B     ■ ■ Pre-Mortem Analysis      ■ ■ What If Analysis     ■ ■ ■ Figure 4: AltA Techniques and Application
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