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Criterion
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Product Discovery
Concierge MVP
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UX Design
Design Studio
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Innovation
Starbursting
Purposedifferent
When an idea can first fail or grow through genuine hands-on support, it relies on manual work instead of automation. It shows whether user value holds up even under manual execution.When several designs need to be quickly put in relation to each other, it makes ideas visible and comparable. It encourages early variants instead of long upfront debates.Helps clarify ideas, open questions, and testable next steps in concrete terms. It opens the thinking space, collects ideas, and leads to testable options. The result is captured as a star-shaped question map, question list, and assumption list.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen1-3 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-10 Kunden3-83-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Concierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP RisksSketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsStar-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption List
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MVPValidationServiceDiscovery
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery
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Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
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Innovation
Brainstorming
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Innovation
Lotus Blossom
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Innovation
Brainwriting