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Criterion
Paper illustration of a yellow story card, blue rule cards, green example cards and a red question card on a light workspace.
Agile
Example Mapping
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration of an eight-panel idea sheet with varied sketches beside a timer set to eight minutes.
Innovation
Crazy 8s
Paper illustration of Rapid Ideation with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rapid Ideation
Purposedifferent
When a story carries business rules and exceptions, it brings clarity before implementation. It makes examples, open questions, and boundaries visible enough that the logic becomes jointly sound.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.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.When a decision needs to be prepared quickly, the method generates many solution-close variants in a short time. It deliberately relies on pace to undercut self-censorship and perfectionism. This quickly produces a usable field for prioritization and further work.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
30-60 minHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage8-15 min5-20 min
Participantsdifferent
3-710-501-101-20
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open QuestionsSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized DirectionSketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction OptionsIdeenpool, Roh-Shortlist, Cluster
Tagsno overlap
Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint
BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed
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