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Paper mind map with a central course onboarding question, colored main branches, keywords and cross-links.
Facilitation
Mind Mapping
Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Purposedifferent
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.When several designs need to be quickly put in relation to each other, it makes ideas visible and comparable. It encourages early variants instead of long upfront debates.
Complexitydifferent
LowMedium
Timedifferent
15-45 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
1-103-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open QuestionsSketches, Concept Directions, Design Decisions
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
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