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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 RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Four paper stations connect system purpose, quality goals, risk cards and focused investigation with a target and gap profile.
Architecture
LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews)
Paper illustration of Rapid Ideation with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rapid Ideation
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.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.LASR helps development teams identify where their software falls short of important quality goals and which improvements to consider. A small group with existing system knowledge can make an initial assessment and investigate open questions in more detail.When a decision needs to be prepared quickly, the method generates many solution-close variants in a short time. It deliberately relies on pace to undercut self-censorship and perfectionism. This quickly produces a usable field for prioritization and further work.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
8-15 min30 min Setup, dann laufend3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional5-20 min
Participantsdifferent
1-101-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people1-20
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Sketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction OptionsRAID Log, Status Report SourceLean Mission Statement describing the software’s purpose, Prioritized quality goals and evaluation criteria, Risks and estimated gaps against quality goals, More closely examined findings and open checksIdeenpool, Roh-Shortlist, Cluster
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean
BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed
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