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Criterion
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk
Paper matrix with seven SCAMPER rows, operator prompts and variations for a course portal.
Innovation
SCAMPER
Paper illustration of the Morphological Analysis working structure.
Innovation
Morphological Analysis
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 there is uncertainty about the real course of a process, the method brings observation to the place where work happens. It combines perception, follow-up questions, and process knowledge so decisions rest on actual workflows instead of assumptions.For an existing solution under pressure to change, the method deliberately opens space for systematic variants. It directs attention to rebuilding, combining, and repurposing rather than only new basic ideas. This produces concrete evolution paths for products, offerings, or workflows.For a search for solutions with many degrees of freedom, a grid emerges for systematic combinations. The method separates features, variants, and exclusion criteria, so the space gets explored deliberately.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage30-120 min30-60 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
10-502-62-102-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized DirectionObservation Notes, Improvement IdeasSCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation NotesMorphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
LeanObservationProcessOperations
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation
IdeationInnovationCreativity
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