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Criterion
Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Paper session grid with two time blocks, three rooms, colored session cards and an open topic pool.
Facilitation
Barcamp
Paper mind map with a central course onboarding question, colored main branches, keywords and cross-links.
Facilitation
Mind Mapping
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 people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance.When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early.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 hHalber Tag bis 2 Tage15-45 min10-20 min
Participantsdifferent
3-815-2001-104-100+
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsSession Board, Session Notes, Community LearningsMind Map, Topic Clusters, Open QuestionsIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes
Tagsno overlap
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
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