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Criterion
Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Paper illustration of Rapid Ideation with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rapid Ideation
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.An RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale.When a decision needs to be prepared quickly, the method generates many solution-close variants in a short time. It deliberately relies on pace to undercut self-censorship and perfectionism. This quickly produces a usable field for prioritization and further work.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung5-20 min
Participantsdifferent
3-83-20 Reviewer1-20
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or ticketsIdeenpool, Roh-Shortlist, Cluster
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SketchingCollaborationIdeation
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed
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Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom