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Criterion
Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
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.IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus.When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-3 h60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-82-84-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsIssue Map, Positions, Argument NotesProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment
Tagsno overlap
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
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Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming