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UX Design
Design Studio
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
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.Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.When many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down10-20 min
Participantsdifferent
3-82-4 pro Pitch4-100+
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsPitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes
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SketchingCollaborationIdeation
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
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Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
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Innovation
Brainwriting
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Delivery
Communication Plan
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Innovation
Design Charrette