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Criterion
Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration of Rapid Ideation with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rapid Ideation
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 goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development.When a decision needs to be prepared quickly, the method generates many solution-close variants in a short time. It deliberately relies on pace to undercut self-censorship and perfectionism. This quickly produces a usable field for prioritization and further work.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h45-90 min30-60 min5-20 min
Participantsdifferent
3-83-84-121-20
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsIdea pool, Theme clusters, ShortlistIdeenpool, Roh-Shortlist, Cluster
Tagsno overlap
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed
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