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| Criterion |  UX Design Design Studio |  Systems Thinking Rich Picture |  Systems Thinking Soft Systems Methodology |  Innovation How Might We |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | A Rich Picture brings an unclear situation onto a shared drawing. It captures actors, tensions, information flows, and blind spots before the team jumps to solutions too early. | Soft Systems Methodology helps explore unclear or politically charged problems systematically. Instead of forcing a quick answer, the method builds a shared understanding of perspectives and room for action. | With a stuck problem carrying many implicit assumptions, the method translates observations into open, workable questions. It sharpens the problem frame without pre-thinking the solution, turning frustration or fuzziness into a search space with clear direction. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 30-90 min | 0.5-3 Tage | 30–45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-10 | 5-15 | 1-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Sketches, Concept Directions, Design Decisions | Rich Picture, Problem Framing Notes | Rich Picture, Root Definitions, Conceptual Models, Change Agenda | HMW Questions, Challenge Framing, Idea Prompts |
Tagsno overlap | SketchingCollaborationIdeation | Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization | Soft systemsComplexitySensemakingSystems thinking | FramingOpportunityIdeationQuestions |