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Criterion
Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Paper illustration of Rolestorming with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rolestorming
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
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.In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures.When a search for ideas stalls, switching roles helps people step outside their own perspective and activate new logics of action. The method reduces habit because contributions arise from a different stance. This brings unfamiliar, often fitting solution approaches into play.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h20–45 min30-60 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-8Small cross-functional group3-124-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsRisk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption logRollenkarten, Ideenpool pro Rolle, Konsolidierte ShortlistIdea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
BrainstormingIdeationCreativity
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
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