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How Might We
Innovation
How Might We
Paper illustration of two user profile cards with a goal, behavior evidence, and an open research question.
UX Research
Personas
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Purposedifferent
With a stuck problem carrying many implicit assumptions, the method translates observations into open, workable questions. It sharpens the problem frame without pre-thinking the solution, turning frustration or fuzziness into a search space with clear direction.When target groups stay too vague and teams talk about the same people differently, personas create a shared, solid picture of usage. Condensed profiles make needs, contexts, and differences tangible enough for decisions.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
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30–45 min1-3 TageHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage
Participantsdifferent
1-10Internes Team10-50
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
HMW Questions, Challenge Framing, Idea PromptsPersona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario NotesSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction
Tagsno overlap
FramingOpportunityIdeationQuestions
ResearchCustomerSynthesis
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
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A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
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Innovation
Starbursting
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Innovation
Brainwriting