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Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
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.In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space.When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-2 hHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-84-1210-502-8
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized DirectionPower Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder
Tagsno overlap
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning
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