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Criterion
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Systems Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Systems Mapping
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.Systems Mapping arranges elements, relationships, and boundaries so a complex field becomes legible at a glance. The overview stabilizes the overall picture before detail work or steering begins.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
10-503-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized DirectionSystem Map, Dependencies, Leverage Points
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
Systems thinkingMappingBoundariesChange
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A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
Paper illustration of Starbursting with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Starbursting
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting