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Criterion
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration of Starbursting with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Starbursting
Purposedifferent
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.With an overloaded day full of too many tasks, a realistic picture of the day emerges. The method connects estimating, deciding, and buffer thinking so planning fits available energy and time.With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.Helps clarify ideas, open questions, and testable next steps in concrete terms. It opens the thinking space, collects ideas, and leads to testable options. The result is captured as a star-shaped question map, question list, and assumption list.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage10-20 min daily1-2 h Setup, laufend30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
10-50113-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized DirectionDaily Plan, Time Estimates, Review NotesAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutineStar-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption List
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BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery
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