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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 Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
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.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
LowMedium
Timedifferent
20-45 minHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage
Participantsdifferent
Based on research question10-50
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Content groups, Label set, IA hypothesesSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction
Tagsno overlap
Information architectureNavigationStructure
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
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A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
Paper illustration of Starbursting with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Starbursting
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting