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Criterion
Paper illustration for Ideal Days.
Agile
Ideal Days
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration for Dot Estimation.
Facilitation
Dot Estimation
Purposedifferent
When effort needs to be thought of as real working time, it offers a simple common denominator for comparison. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, and Capacity Caveats.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 size or effort can only be estimated roughly, Dot Estimation condenses the group's experience into a quick range. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as an Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, and Discussion Targets.
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Timedifferent
15-60 minHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage5-20 min
Participantsdifferent
2-910-503-20
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity CaveatsSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized DirectionEffort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion Targets
Tagsno overlap
EstimationEffortAgile
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
EstimationEffortRisk
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Innovation
Brainstorming
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Innovation
Lotus Blossom
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Innovation
Reverse Brainstorming
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Innovation
Starbursting