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Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
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.When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer.When loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h10-20 min60-90 min15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
3-84-100+4-103-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentIdea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list
Tagsno overlap
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
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