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Criterion
Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
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.For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.When problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h30-90 min60-180 min
Participantsdifferent
3-81-64-20
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListCynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes
Tagsno overlap
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
DecisionTreeOptions
ComplexitySensemakingDecision
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Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Red Teaming method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Red Teaming