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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
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
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.With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.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.When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
8-15 min1-2 h Setup, laufend1-3 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
1-1013-84-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Sketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction OptionsAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutineSketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsIdea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
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