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| Criterion |  UX Design Design Studio |  Systems Thinking VUCA Scan |  Business Strategy Scenario Planning |  Innovation Design Charrette |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | The VUCA Scan helps read difficult situations more precisely. Instead of treating unclarity as generally complicated, the method separates fast change, missing knowledge, systemic entanglement, and ambiguous interpretation. | Scenario Planning opens the view to several plausible futures instead of a single forecast. The method protects strategies from depending on too narrow an expected path. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 30-90 min | 0.5-2 Tage | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 1-10 | 4-12 | 10-50 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Sketches, Concept Directions, Design Decisions | VUCA Map, Response Options, Signal and Learning Plan | Scenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust Options | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction |
Tagsno overlap | SketchingCollaborationIdeation | SensemakingUncertaintyComplexityStrategyForesight | StrategyUncertaintyPlanning | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation |