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Criterion
Paper illustration of two user profile cards with a goal, behavior evidence, and an open research question.
UX Research
Personas
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
Paper illustration of Rolestorming with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rolestorming
Purposedifferent
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 faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development.When a central question feels too large, the method breaks it into neighboring topic fields with their own depth of ideation. It holds structure and openness at the same time, so adjacent perspectives don't get lost. This grows an idea space out of a core problem.When a search for ideas stalls, switching roles helps people step outside their own perspective and activate new logics of action. The method reduces habit because contributions arise from a different stance. This brings unfamiliar, often fitting solution approaches into play.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 Tage30-60 min45-90 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
Internes Team4-123-103-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Persona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario NotesIdea pool, Theme clusters, ShortlistLotus Diagram, Idea Themes, ShortlistRollenkarten, Ideenpool pro Rolle, Konsolidierte Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
ResearchCustomerSynthesis
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop
BrainstormingIdeationCreativity
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