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| Criterion |  Innovation Design Charrette |  UX Research Card Sorting |  Innovation Starbursting |  UX Design Design Studio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When content only makes sense internally and users can't find the structure again, card sorting exposes their mental order. Terms, groups, and naming are then aligned with the target group's expectations. | 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. | 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 | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage | 20-45 min | 30-60 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 10-50 | Based on research question | 3-10 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction | Content groups, Label set, IA hypotheses | Star-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption List | Sketches, Concept Directions, Design Decisions |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation | Information architectureNavigationStructure | BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery | SketchingCollaborationIdeation |