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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 of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
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 a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer.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.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
20-45 min60-90 min15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
Based on research question4-103-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Content groups, Label set, IA hypothesesProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentIdea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list
Tagsno overlap
Information architectureNavigationStructure
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
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Paper mind map with a central course onboarding question, colored main branches, keywords and cross-links.
Facilitation
Mind Mapping
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All