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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 illustration of GIST Planning with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
GIST Planning
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.GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list.
Complexitydifferent
LowMedium
Timedifferent
8-15 minWochen bis Monate je Goal
Participantsdifferent
1-103-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Sketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction OptionsGoals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint
RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments
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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 a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom