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Criterion
Paper illustration for Bottleneck Analysis.
Operations
Bottleneck Analysis
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Purposedifferent
For a flow that backs up at one point, the method looks for the capacity limit with the greatest leverage. It explains why extra effort elsewhere barely improves throughput.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 many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 hHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage10-20 min
Participantsdifferent
3-810-504-100+
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up MeasuresSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized DirectionIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes
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FlowMeasurementConstraints
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
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Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom