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Criterion
Paper illustration of Rapid Ideation with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rapid Ideation
Paper illustration of a Test Card with four fields for hypothesis, test, metric, and success threshold.
Product Discovery
Test Card
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration of an eight-panel idea sheet with varied sketches beside a timer set to eight minutes.
Innovation
Crazy 8s
Purposedifferent
When a decision needs to be prepared quickly, the method generates many solution-close variants in a short time. It deliberately relies on pace to undercut self-censorship and perfectionism. This quickly produces a usable field for prioritization and further work.The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success.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.With only a few minutes available and a still-fuzzy solution search, the method forces a wide range of variants. It produces fast sketches before the first idea can settle in, making different directions directly comparable and open to further development.
Complexitysame
LowLowLowLow
Timedifferent
5-20 min20-35 min30-60 min8-15 min
Participantsdifferent
1-201-54-121-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ideenpool, Roh-Shortlist, ClusterTest Card with a pre-set thresholdIdea pool, Theme clusters, ShortlistSketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction Options
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint
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