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Criterion
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
Paper illustration of Specification by Example with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Specification by Example
Paper illustration of Acceptance Criteria Workshop with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Acceptance Criteria Workshop
Three Amigos method illustration showing its working structure
Agile
Three Amigos
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 business rules need to become precise, it ties language, example, and test together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as an Example Table and Acceptance Tests.When a story needs clear checkpoints before implementation, it sharpens expectation and scope together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Acceptance Criteria and a Story Update.When story, test, and implementation could drift apart, it brings business perspective, engineering, and quality together early. It prevents a story from being read differently only late in the process.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
15-30 min60-90 min pro Feature20-40 min pro Story15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
3-123-63-63
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized listExample Table, Acceptance TestsAcceptance Criteria, Story UpdateClarified Story, Test Examples, Open Questions
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development
AgileRequirementsRefinementBehavior-Driven Development
CollaborationBehavior-Driven DevelopmentQualityRefinement
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