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Criterion
Paper mind map with a central course onboarding question, colored main branches, keywords and cross-links.
Facilitation
Mind Mapping
Paper illustration of two user profile cards with a goal, behavior evidence, and an open research question.
UX Research
Personas
Paper illustration for Problem Framing Workshop.
Facilitation
Problem Framing Workshop
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
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 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.When a team works on symptoms but the real question stays fuzzy, a Problem Framing Workshop sharpens the view of the right problem. It separates observation, interpretation, and target picture from each other.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
15-45 min1-3 Tage60-120 min15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
1-10Internes Team4-103-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open QuestionsPersona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario NotesProblem Statement, Scope Boundaries, Assumption List, Next Analysis QuestionsIdea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation
ResearchCustomerSynthesis
FacilitationAlignmentDiscovery
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
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