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Criterion
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration of Rapid Ideation with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rapid Ideation
Paper illustration of an eight-panel idea sheet with varied sketches beside a timer set to eight minutes.
Innovation
Crazy 8s
Purposedifferent
Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.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 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.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-DownHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage5-20 min8-15 min
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch10-501-201-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized DirectionIdeenpool, Roh-Shortlist, ClusterSketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction Options
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PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed
BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint
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