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Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Paper illustration for Reverse Brainstorming
Innovation
Reverse Brainstorming
Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
Paper illustration of Rolestorming with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rolestorming
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.For persistent errors or blockages, the method shifts the view to the opposite of the desired effect. It exposes the mechanics of failure and makes hidden causes easier to grasp. This makes improvement more concrete and the problem clearer.Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h30-60 min1-3 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-83-123-123-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsReverse Ideas, Risk Themes, Solution IdeasKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer PlanRollenkarten, Ideenpool pro Rolle, Konsolidierte Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityRisk
KnowledgeMappingRisk
BrainstormingIdeationCreativity
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