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Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
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.GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing.When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timesame
1-3 h1-3 h1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-82-81-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale
Tagsno overlap
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
SensemakingDecisionRationale
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Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
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