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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
A paper-based illustration representing Design Sprint with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Design Sprint
Paper illustration of the Morphological Analysis working structure.
Innovation
Morphological Analysis
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 the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess.For a search for solutions with many degrees of freedom, a grid emerges for systematic combinations. The method separates features, variants, and exclusion criteria, so the space gets explored deliberately.
Complexitydifferent
LowHighMedium
Timedifferent
8-15 min4-5 Tage1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
1-105-82-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Sketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction OptionsPrototype, Test Findings, Decision RationaleMorphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint
Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation
IdeationInnovationCreativity
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A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
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Brainstorming
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
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Lotus Blossom
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Rapid Ideation