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4.5.1. What is attribute listing and where can this method be used?

From the introduction you might have an idea of what attribute listing is. It is a creative method to find new ideas to solve problems and to find innovative products and services. Therefore, this method can be very usefully combined with a brainstorming session.
The core idea is to “forget” everything we have learnt and retained when thinking about a possible solution.
  • We will have to “break up” an existing product, service or system “into its elements”. 
  • We have to ask: “Is this element of an object or a structure necessary for its function?” 
  • The elements have certain characteristics/attributes (form, material etc.) Are there any other possibilities and ways to create this element?
  • What happens when we put elements with changed attributes together?
For this purpose, the elements and possible attributes are listed in a table.
We might arrive at surprising “compositions” from the table, not all will work but some of them will lead to completely new products, services and structures. 

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