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Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
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 a lot is assumed about a target group but little is seen jointly, empathy mapping makes knowledge and gaps directly comparable. The picture also shows which assumptions hold up and where evidence is missing.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
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h30–60 minHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage
Participantsdifferent
3-84-810-50
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsEmpathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction
Tagsno overlap
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
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A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
Paper illustration of Starbursting with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Starbursting
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming