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Criterion
Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration of Starbursting with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Starbursting
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.Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy.Helps clarify ideas, open questions, and testable next steps in concrete terms. It opens the thinking space, collects ideas, and leads to testable options. The result is captured as a star-shaped question map, question list, and assumption list.
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1-3 hHalf day30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsLeverage Map, Action StrategyStar-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption List
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SketchingCollaborationIdeation
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery
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Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
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 several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting