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Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Paper illustration of Rapid Ideation with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rapid Ideation
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Purposedifferent
GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing.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 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.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
1-3 h1-3 h5-20 minHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage
Participantsdifferent
2-83-81-2010-50
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesSketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsIdeenpool, Roh-Shortlist, ClusterSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction
Tagsno overlap
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
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