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Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
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 group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time.When three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-3 h15-45 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-85-302-84-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority AreasVenn Diagram, Overlap Notes, DifferentiatorsIdea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
ComparisonFacilitationAlignment
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
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