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Criterion
Paper illustration of HEART Framework with its method-specific working model.
UX Research
HEART Framework
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Paper mind map with a central course onboarding question, colored main branches, keywords and cross-links.
Facilitation
Mind Mapping
Purposedifferent
Helps clarify observations, needs, and patterns in concrete terms. It groups observations into patterns, questions, and decisions. The result is captured as a HEART-GSM table and dashboard.When loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on.When many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster.When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
120 min initial, dann laufend15-30 min10-20 min15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-63-124-100+1-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
HEART-GSM Table, DashboardIdea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized listIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesMind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions
Tagsno overlap
MetricsUX researchMeasurementSatisfaction
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation
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