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How Might We
Innovation
How Might We
Paper illustration of Starbursting with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Starbursting
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.Helps clarify ideas, open questions, and testable next steps in concrete terms. It opens the thinking space, collects ideas, and leads to testable options. The result is captured as a star-shaped question map, question list, and assumption list.
Complexitysame
LowLow
Timedifferent
30–45 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
1-103-10
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
HMW Questions, Challenge Framing, Idea PromptsStar-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption List
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FramingOpportunityIdeationQuestions
BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery
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A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
EventStorming on a long working surface: colored event cards form a business flow, friction points are marked, and a boundary separates different areas of responsibility.
Domain Modeling
EventStorming