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Criterion
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Purposedifferent
When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy.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.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 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
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Timedifferent
30-60 min45-90 minHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-83-1010-504-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Power Interest Grid, Strategy per StakeholderLotus Diagram, Idea Themes, ShortlistSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized DirectionIdea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
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