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Criterion
Paper illustration of Starbursting with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Starbursting
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Paper illustration of Rapid Ideation with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rapid Ideation
Purposedifferent
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 many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min30-90 min5-20 min
Participantsdifferent
3-103-121-20
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Star-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption ListAffinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsIdeenpool, Roh-Shortlist, Cluster
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed
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A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom