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| Criterion |  UX Design Design Studio |  Innovation Brainstorming |  Innovation Starbursting |  Innovation Rapid Ideation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development. | Helps clarify ideas, open questions, and testable next steps in concrete terms. It opens the thinking space, collects ideas, and leads to testable options. The result is captured as a star-shaped question map, question list, and assumption list. | When a decision needs to be prepared quickly, the method generates many solution-close variants in a short time. It deliberately relies on pace to undercut self-censorship and perfectionism. This quickly produces a usable field for prioritization and further work. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 30-60 min | 30-60 min | 5-20 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 4-12 | 3-10 | 1-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Sketches, Concept Directions, Design Decisions | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist | Star-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption List | Ideenpool, Roh-Shortlist, Cluster |
Tags1 shared | SketchingCollaborationIdeation | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence | BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery | BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed |