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Criterion
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
Paper illustration of a branching category tree with a highlighted search path and possible dead ends.
UX Research
Tree Testing
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
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 a navigation exists but search paths still fail, tree testing checks findability without visual distraction. The method shows whether labels, levels, and paths really lead to the intended destination.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.With unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
15-30 min1-2 TageHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-12Based on research question10-504-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized listFindability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IASketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized DirectionIdea List, Cluster, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
Information architectureNavigationFindability
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity
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