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| Criterion |  UX Design Design Studio |  Agile Bucket System |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |  Agile Affinity Estimation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 large batch of work needs a fast, rough estimate, it sorts items into predefined size buckets. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, and Split Candidates. | 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. | When many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 30-90 min | 10-20 min | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-12 | 4-100+ | 3-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Sketches, Concept Directions, Design Decisions | Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split Candidates | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items |
Tagsno overlap | SketchingCollaborationIdeation | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | FacilitationInclusionIdeation | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing |