AIDA

START FROM: SEVERAL POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS FOR VARIOUS ‘SUB’PROBLEMS

DRAW A MATRIX WITH THE PROBLEM NAMES ON EACH AXIS (E.G. 5 AREAS NEED A 5X5 MATRIX)

DELETE THE BOTTOM TRIANGLE.

CHECK INCOMPATIBLE PAIRS

GO THROUGH EACH SOLUTION IN THE COLOMNS, CHECKING IT AGAINST EVERY SOLUTION IN THE ROWS TO

IDENTIFY ANY PAIRS OF SOLUTIONS THAT CANNOT COEXIST.

SOLUTION TREE

SET UP A TREE-DIAGRAM THAT DISPLAYS ALL COMPATIBLE COMBINATIONS OF SOLUTION OPTIONS.

RESULT

SELECT COMPATIBLE COMBINATIONS WITH INNOVATIVE POTENTIAL.