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Criterion
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
Systems Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Systems Mapping
Paper illustration for Intervention Mapping.
Systems Thinking
Intervention Mapping
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
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.Systems Mapping arranges elements, relationships, and boundaries so a complex field becomes legible at a glance. The overview stabilizes the overall picture before detail work or steering begins.Intervention Mapping translates a need for change into a planned, evaluable program. The method connects target group, determinants, actions, and measurement into a traceable chain.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
15-30 min1-3 h1-5 TageHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage
Participantsdifferent
3-123-124-1210-50
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized listSystem Map, Dependencies, Leverage PointsLogic Model, Change Objectives, Intervention Components, Evaluation PlanSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
Systems thinkingMappingBoundariesChange
ChangeSystems thinkingCapability
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
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