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Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
Paper illustration of an eight-panel idea sheet with varied sketches beside a timer set to eight minutes.
Innovation
Crazy 8s
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 central question feels too large, the method breaks it into neighboring topic fields with their own depth of ideation. It holds structure and openness at the same time, so adjacent perspectives don't get lost. This grows an idea space out of a core problem.With only a few minutes available and a still-fuzzy solution search, the method forces a wide range of variants. It produces fast sketches before the first idea can settle in, making different directions directly comparable and open to further development.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h45-90 min8-15 min
Participantsdifferent
3-83-101-10
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsLotus Diagram, Idea Themes, ShortlistSketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction Options
Tagsno overlap
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop
BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint
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A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration of Rapid Ideation with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rapid Ideation
Paper illustration for Reverse Brainstorming
Innovation
Reverse Brainstorming