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Criterion
Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
Operations
ABC Analysis
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
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.When a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection.In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space.When a central question feels too large, the method breaks it into neighboring topic fields with their own depth of ideation. It holds structure and openness at the same time, so adjacent perspectives don't get lost. This grows an idea space out of a core problem.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
30-60 min5-15 minHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-53-2010-503-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control ListRanked list, Consensus signal, ShortlistSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized DirectionLotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop
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