1. AIDA

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

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

4. 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.

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

6. RESULT SELECT COMPATIBLE COMBINATIONS WITH INNOVATIVE POTENTIAL.