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Criterion
Paper illustration of Solo Brainstorming with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Solo Brainstorming
Paper illustration of an eight-panel idea sheet with varied sketches beside a timer set to eight minutes.
Innovation
Crazy 8s
Paper illustration of Rapid Ideation with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rapid Ideation
Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Purposedifferent
For an individual thinking problem with no counterpart immediately available, the method creates a protected space for one's own approaches. It prevents outside opinions from narrowing thinking too early. This lets ideas mature before they go into a group format.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.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.When several designs need to be quickly put in relation to each other, it makes ideas visible and comparable. It encourages early variants instead of long upfront debates.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
15-60 min8-15 min5-20 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
11-101-203-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Personal Idea List, Sketches or Mind Map, Pre-Read for Group SessionSketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction OptionsIdeenpool, Roh-Shortlist, ClusterSketches, Concept Directions, Design Decisions
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingIdeationAsync
BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint
BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
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