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Criterion
Paper illustration showing three sorted card stacks and an open question about a possible group.
UX Research
Card Sorting
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Purposedifferent
When content only makes sense internally and users can't find the structure again, card sorting exposes their mental order. Terms, groups, and naming are then aligned with the target group's expectations.When many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster.
Complexitysame
LowLow
Timedifferent
20-45 min10-20 min
Participantsdifferent
Based on research question4-100+
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Content groups, Label set, IA hypothesesIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes
Tagsno overlap
Information architectureNavigationStructure
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
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Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
Paper mind map with a central course onboarding question, colored main branches, keywords and cross-links.
Facilitation
Mind Mapping
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Paper illustration of a branching category tree with a highlighted search path and possible dead ends.
UX Research
Tree Testing