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| Criterion |  UX Design Design Studio |  Innovation Brainwriting |  Operations Root Cause Analysis |  Innovation Design Charrette |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on. | When a problem keeps recurring and the cause stays unclear, the method exposes the underlying mechanism. It separates symptom, guess, and robust explanation from one another. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 15-30 min | 1-4 h | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-12 | 3-8 | 10-50 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Sketches, Concept Directions, Design Decisions | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list | Problem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction |
Tagsno overlap | SketchingCollaborationIdeation | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas | Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation |