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Criterion
Paper illustration of Specification by Example with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Specification by Example
Paper illustration of Starbursting with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Starbursting
Paper illustration of Acceptance Criteria Workshop with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Acceptance Criteria Workshop
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
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.Helps clarify ideas, open questions, and testable next steps in concrete terms. It opens the thinking space, collects ideas, and leads to testable options. The result is captured as a star-shaped question map, question list, and assumption list.When a story needs clear checkpoints before implementation, it sharpens expectation and scope together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Acceptance Criteria and a Story Update.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
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min pro Feature30-60 min20-40 min pro Story30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-63-103-64-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Example Table, Acceptance TestsStar-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption ListAcceptance Criteria, Story UpdateIdea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development
BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery
AgileRequirementsRefinementBehavior-Driven Development
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
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