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Selected:Crazy 8sIBIS
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 an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
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.IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus.
Complexitydifferent
LowMedium
Timedifferent
8-15 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
1-102-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Sketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction OptionsIssue Map, Positions, Argument Notes
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
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