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| Criterion | ![]() Innovation Crazy 8s | ![]() UX Design Customer Journey Canvas | ![]() Innovation Lotus Blossom |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With only a few minutes available and a still-fuzzy solution search, the method forces a wide range of variants. It produces fast sketches before the first idea can settle in, making different directions directly comparable and open to further development. | When a journey needs to be understood across several phases, it arranges experience, touchpoints, and opportunities into one picture. It makes gaps and friction along the user path clear. | When a central question feels too large, the method breaks it into neighboring topic fields with their own depth of ideation. It holds structure and openness at the same time, so adjacent perspectives don't get lost. This grows an idea space out of a core problem. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 8-15 min | 1-3 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 3-10 | 3-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Sketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction Options | Customer Journey Canvas, Pain Points, Experience Opportunities | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint | JourneyCustomerService designCanvas | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop |
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