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Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment 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 several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
3-84-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration of Stakeholder Salience Model with its method-specific working model.
Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All