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Criterion
Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Process Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Operations
Process Mapping
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.With a confusing workflow that has many handoffs, the method makes the actual process visible. It shows where work is passed on, delayed, or duplicated, so improvement targets the right spots.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-3 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-83-103-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsProcess Map, Handoff List, Improvement BacklogStar-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption List
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SketchingCollaborationIdeation
ProcessOperationsImprovement
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 a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
Operations
After-Action Review