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Criterion
Paper session grid with two time blocks, three rooms, colored session cards and an open topic pool.
Facilitation
Barcamp
Paper illustration of an eight-panel idea sheet with varied sketches beside a timer set to eight minutes.
Innovation
Crazy 8s
Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Purposedifferent
When many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance.With only a few minutes available and a still-fuzzy solution search, the method forces a wide range of variants. It produces fast sketches before the first idea can settle in, making different directions directly comparable and open to further development.When several designs need to be quickly put in relation to each other, it makes ideas visible and comparable. It encourages early variants instead of long upfront debates.When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
Halber Tag bis 2 Tage8-15 min1-3 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
15-2001-103-84-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Session Board, Session Notes, Community LearningsSketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction OptionsSketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsIdea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
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