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Criterion
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper matrix with seven SCAMPER rows, operator prompts and variations for a course portal.
Innovation
SCAMPER
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
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.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.When many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster.When a central question feels too large, the method breaks it into neighboring topic fields with their own depth of ideation. It holds structure and openness at the same time, so adjacent perspectives don't get lost. This grows an idea space out of a core problem.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage30-60 min10-20 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized DirectionSCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation NotesIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesLotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist
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BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop
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