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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 of Family Tree Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
Family Tree 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.For a series of incidents with a similar pattern, the method arranges individual events as branches of a common origin. It makes visible which conditions keep recurring.
Complexitydifferent
LowMedium
Timedifferent
8-15 min2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
1-102-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Sketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction OptionsFamily Tree Diagram, Pattern Notes, Systemic Measures
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint
Root causePatternsIncidentSystemic
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Paper illustration of MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
MORT Analysis
Paper illustration of Rapid Ideation with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rapid Ideation
Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
Barrier Analysis