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Criterion
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration of Outcome-Driven Innovation with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Outcome-Driven Innovation
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
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.Outcome-Driven Innovation clarifies customer problems, solution opportunities, and evidence. It separates jobs, desired outcomes, importance, satisfaction, and opportunity, and captures results as desired outcome statements, an opportunity landscape, and segments by underserved needs.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighLow
Timedifferent
Halber Tag bis mehrere TageMehrere Wochen30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
10-502-6 researchers plus sample4-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized DirectionDesired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypothesesIdea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
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Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
Paper illustration of the Morphological Analysis working structure.
Innovation
Morphological Analysis
Paper illustration of Rapid Ideation with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rapid Ideation