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Criterion
Paper illustration for Bottleneck Analysis.
Operations
Bottleneck Analysis
A paper-based illustration representing Design Sprint with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Design Sprint
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.When the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHigh
Timedifferent
1-3 h4-5 Tage
Participantsdifferent
3-85-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up MeasuresPrototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale
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FlowMeasurementConstraints
Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation
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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 for Solution Interview
Product Discovery
Solution Interview
Paper illustration for Theory of Constraints.
Operations
Theory of Constraints
Paper illustration of a participant using a prototype while an observer takes notes beside a highlighted usability issue.
UX Research
Usability Testing