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Criterion
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration of the Morphological Analysis working structure.
Innovation
Morphological Analysis
Paper illustration of an eight-panel idea sheet with varied sketches beside a timer set to eight minutes.
Innovation
Crazy 8s
Purposedifferent
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.For a search for solutions with many degrees of freedom, a grid emerges for systematic combinations. The method separates features, variants, and exclusion criteria, so the space gets explored deliberately.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min1-3 h8-15 min
Participantsdifferent
4-122-81-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Idea pool, Theme clusters, ShortlistMorphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea ShortlistSketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction Options
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
IdeationInnovationCreativity
BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint
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Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
Paper illustration of Rapid Ideation with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rapid Ideation
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette