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Criterion
Paper illustration of an eight-panel idea sheet with varied sketches beside a timer set to eight minutes.
Innovation
Crazy 8s
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
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.For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.
Complexitydifferent
LowMedium
Timedifferent
8-15 min30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-101-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Sketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction OptionsDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint
DecisionTreeOptions
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Paper illustration of Rapid Ideation with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rapid Ideation
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom