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UX Design
Design Studio
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Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Purposedifferent
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.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.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h10-20 min15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-84-100+1-3
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
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SketchingCollaborationIdeation
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ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
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Innovation
Brainwriting
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette