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Criterion
Paper illustration of Starbursting with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Starbursting
Paper illustration for Concierge MVP
Product Discovery
Concierge MVP
Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
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 an idea can first fail or grow through genuine hands-on support, it relies on manual work instead of automation. It shows whether user value holds up even under manual execution.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.When loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min1-4 Wochen1-3 h15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
3-103-10 Kunden3-83-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Star-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption ListConcierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP RisksSketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsIdea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery
MVPValidationServiceDiscovery
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
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