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Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
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Operations
ALPEN Method
Paper illustration of Spotify Model Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Spotify Model 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.With an overloaded day full of too many tasks, a realistic picture of the day emerges. The method connects estimating, deciding, and buffer thinking so planning fits available energy and time.When a team landscape has grown without clear grouping, it maps roles and relationships onto the Spotify model. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Spotify model map and action list.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h10-20 min daily90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
3-815-15
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsDaily Plan, Time Estimates, Review NotesSpotify Model Map, Action List
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SketchingCollaborationIdeation
PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations
TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis
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Paper illustration of Team Topologies Interaction Modes with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Team Topologies Interaction Modes
Paper illustration for Team Charter.
Facilitation
Team Charter
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping