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Criterion
Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Paper illustration of Team Topologies Interaction Modes with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Team Topologies Interaction Modes
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration of an eight-panel idea sheet with varied sketches beside a timer set to eight minutes.
Innovation
Crazy 8s
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 several teams collaborate repeatedly, it describes the right interaction mode for each interface between them. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as an interaction heat map and pairwise agreements.When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development.With only a few minutes available and a still-fuzzy solution search, the method forces a wide range of variants. It produces fast sketches before the first idea can settle in, making different directions directly comparable and open to further development.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 hHalf day30-60 min8-15 min
Participantsdifferent
3-8Team-Leads plus Architecture4-121-10
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsInteraction Heat Map, Agreements per PairIdea pool, Theme clusters, ShortlistSketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction Options
Tagsno overlap
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint
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