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Criterion
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
Paper illustration of two user profile cards with a goal, behavior evidence, and an open research question.
UX Research
Personas
Paper mind map with a central course onboarding question, colored main branches, keywords and cross-links.
Facilitation
Mind Mapping
Purposedifferent
When loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on.When target groups stay too vague and teams talk about the same people differently, personas create a shared, solid picture of usage. Condensed profiles make needs, contexts, and differences tangible enough for decisions.When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
15-30 min1-3 Tage15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-12Internes Team1-10
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized listPersona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario NotesMind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
ResearchCustomerSynthesis
BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation
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1-2-4-All
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
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