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Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Paper illustration for Open Space Technology.
Facilitation
Open Space Technology
Paper illustration of Starbursting with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Starbursting
Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
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 complex topic does not yet have a fitting agenda, Open Space Technology hands topic ownership back to the participants. The format suits questions that only move forward when real interest determines the order.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.With unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h0.5-2 Tage30-60 min20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-820-500+3-104-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsSession Marketplace, Proceedings, Action TopicsStar-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption ListIdea List, Cluster, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy
BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery
BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity
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