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Criterion
Paper illustration for Concierge MVP
Product Discovery
Concierge MVP
Paper illustration of Starbursting with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Starbursting
Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
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.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.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.When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen30-60 min1-3 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-10 Kunden3-103-84-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Concierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP RisksStar-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption ListSketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsIdea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
MVPValidationServiceDiscovery
BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
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