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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
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
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.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 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.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 TageHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage15-30 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
Internes Team10-503-124-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Persona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario NotesSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized DirectionIdea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized listIdea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
ResearchCustomerSynthesis
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
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