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Criterion
Paper illustration of Starbursting with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Starbursting
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
Operations
Root Cause Analysis
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
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 a problem keeps recurring and the cause stays unclear, the method exposes the underlying mechanism. It separates symptom, guess, and robust explanation from one another.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.
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LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min1-4 hHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage
Participantsdifferent
3-103-810-50
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Star-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption ListProblem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action PlanSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction
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BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery
Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
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Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
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8D Problem Solving
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Innovation
Brainstorming
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Innovation
Lotus Blossom