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Criterion
Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration of Specification by Example with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Specification by Example
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
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.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.When business rules need to become precise, it ties language, example, and test together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as an Example Table and Acceptance Tests.When a central question feels too large, the method breaks it into neighboring topic fields with their own depth of ideation. It holds structure and openness at the same time, so adjacent perspectives don't get lost. This grows an idea space out of a core problem.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 hHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage60-90 min pro Feature45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
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Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized DirectionExample Table, Acceptance TestsLotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop
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