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Criterion
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration for Team Charter.
Facilitation
Team Charter
Paper illustration of Starbursting with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Starbursting
Purposedifferent
When roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge.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.When a team is starting fresh or working past each other, Team Charter clarifies the shared working basis. It visibly sets out how collaboration, decision paths, and mutual conduct should work day to day.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
45-90 minHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage2-4 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-1210-503-123-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Expectation Map, Alignment Notes, AgreementsSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized DirectionTeam Charter, Working Norms, Role NotesStar-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption List
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AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
TeamAlignmentCollaboration
BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery
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