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Paper illustration of an eight-panel idea sheet with varied sketches beside a timer set to eight minutes.
Innovation
Crazy 8s
Paper illustration for Evaporating Cloud.
Systems Thinking
Evaporating Cloud
Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
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.The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
8-15 min60-120 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
1-102-83-8
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Sketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction OptionsConflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next ExperimentsSketches, Concept Directions, Design Decisions
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint
Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
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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 of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom