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Criterion
Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Paper illustration of Starbursting with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Starbursting
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
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.Helps clarify ideas, open questions, and testable next steps in concrete terms. It opens the thinking space, collects ideas, and leads to testable options. The result is captured as a star-shaped question map, question list, and assumption list.When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h30-60 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-83-105-30
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsStar-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption ListConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas
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SketchingCollaborationIdeation
BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
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Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
Paper illustration for Problem Framing Workshop.
Facilitation
Problem Framing Workshop