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Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
Operations
ABC Analysis
Design Thinking as a learning loop: an observation notebook, a focused problem statement, different idea sketches, a cardboard prototype and user-test notes. Feedback leads to new understanding.
Innovation
Design Thinking
Paper illustration of two user profile cards with a goal, behavior evidence, and an open research question.
UX Research
Personas
Purposedifferent
With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention.For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service.When target groups stay too vague and teams talk about the same people differently, personas create a shared, solid picture of usage. Condensed profiles make needs, contexts, and differences tangible enough for decisions.
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30-60 min1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen1-3 Tage
Participantsdifferent
1-54-10Internes Team
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
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ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control ListProblem Statement, Prototype, Test LearningsPersona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario Notes
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PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
InnovationPrototypeResearch
ResearchCustomerSynthesis
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A paper-based illustration representing Design Sprint with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Design Sprint
A paper-based illustration representing Kano Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Product Discovery
Kano Model
Paper illustration of Outcome-Driven Innovation with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Outcome-Driven Innovation
Paper illustration of Three Horizons with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Three Horizons