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Criterion
Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
Operations
ABC Analysis
Paper illustration of Starbursting with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Starbursting
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.Helps clarify ideas, open questions, and testable next steps in concrete terms. It opens the thinking space, collects ideas, and leads to testable options. The result is captured as a star-shaped question map, question list, and assumption list.
Complexitysame
LowLow
Timesame
30-60 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
1-53-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control ListStar-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption List
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery
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A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
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
EventStorming on a long working surface: colored event cards form a business flow, friction points are marked, and a boundary separates different areas of responsibility.
Domain Modeling
EventStorming