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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 for Team Charter.
Facilitation
Team Charter
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
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.When a team is starting fresh or working past each other, Team Charter clarifies the shared working basis. It visibly sets out how collaboration, decision paths, and mutual conduct should work day to day.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
8-15 min2-4 h30-60 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
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Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Sketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction OptionsTeam Charter, Working Norms, Role NotesIdea pool, Theme clusters, ShortlistSketches, Concept Directions, Design Decisions
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint
TeamAlignmentCollaboration
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
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