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Criterion
Paper illustration for Fault Isolation.
Engineering
Fault Isolation
Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Paper illustration of an eight-panel idea sheet with varied sketches beside a timer set to eight minutes.
Innovation
Crazy 8s
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Purposedifferent
In technical failures, the visible symptom often gets mixed up with the actual cause. Fault Isolation narrows the fault space and progressively reduces which part of the system is truly affected.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.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.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
MediumMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
30-180 min1-3 h8-15 minHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage
Participantsdifferent
1-63-81-1010-50
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Fault Isolation Map, Test Log, Excluded Hypotheses, Narrowed Fault AreaSketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsSketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction OptionsSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction
Tagsno overlap
TroubleshootingDiagnosisEngineering
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
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