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Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
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 tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h30-90 min15-30 min10-20 min
Participantsdifferent
3-83-123-124-100+
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsAffinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsIdea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized listIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes
Tagsno overlap
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
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