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Criterion
Paper illustration of Specification by Example with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Specification by Example
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration of a yellow story card, blue rule cards, green example cards and a red question card on a light workspace.
Agile
Example Mapping
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
Purposedifferent
When business rules need to become precise, it ties language, example, and test together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as an Example Table and Acceptance Tests.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 story carries business rules and exceptions, it brings clarity before implementation. It makes examples, open questions, and boundaries visible enough that the logic becomes jointly sound.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.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
60-90 min pro FeatureHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage30-60 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Example Table, Acceptance TestsSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized DirectionExample Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open QuestionsLotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop
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