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Criterion
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
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
Paper illustration of Rapid Ideation with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rapid Ideation
Purposedifferent
With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.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.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
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h Setup, laufend8-15 minHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage5-20 min
Participantsdifferent
11-1010-501-20
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Action Lists, Project List, Review RoutineSketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction OptionsSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized DirectionIdeenpool, Roh-Shortlist, Cluster
Tagsno overlap
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed
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