Idea-validation
This method I’m going to explain is great to use after a brainstorming-session. If you have about 50 ideas/suggestions on how to solve a problem, you’ll probably only need one. Therefore you need to find the best and most expedient!
If you’ve found 10 of 50 ideas which you think are usable, you should put each one of these into this table below and thereby find their value, and maybe your solution.
The x-axis represents criteria, and the y-axis represents points in each criterion. The idea which get most points is probably (notice, probably) the one you should go for.
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Criteria could for instance be:
- Do we/I have enough resources to realize the idea/product?
- Do we/I have the sufficient amount of competences to form the product?
- Is the idea/product realistic?
- How much money will the idea/product cost us/me, can we/I afford that?
There are a lot of these methods out there, but I’ve found this one useful. This is not to suggest that you follow this method strictly, I think you should use it as a helper to reach your goal. Happy brainstorming 
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