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Criterion
Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Paper board with the four ROAM fields Resolved, Owned, Accepted, and Mitigated.
Agile
ROAM Board
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration for Reverse Brainstorming
Innovation
Reverse 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.When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List.In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h20-40 min initial, dann laufendHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-83-1510-503-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsROAM Board, Owner ListSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized DirectionReverse Ideas, Risk Themes, Solution Ideas
Tagsno overlap
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
RiskAgileTrackingAlignment
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityRisk
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