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Criterion
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
Paper illustration for RAPID
Decision Making
RAPID
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Purposedifferent
When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic.When loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on.In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels.In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min15-30 min45-90 minHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage
Participantsdifferent
2-83-123-1210-50
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected OptionIdea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized listRAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision LogSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction
Tagsno overlap
DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
DecisionRolesGovernance
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
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