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UX Design
Design Studio
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
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.Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h10-20 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-84-100+3-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan
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SketchingCollaborationIdeation
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
KnowledgeMappingRisk
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Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
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Innovation
Brainwriting
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
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Innovation
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