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Criterion
Three Amigos method illustration showing its working structure
Agile
Three Amigos
Paper illustration of an eight-panel idea sheet with varied sketches beside a timer set to eight minutes.
Innovation
Crazy 8s
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
Paper illustration of Rapid Ideation with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rapid Ideation
Purposedifferent
When story, test, and implementation could drift apart, it brings business perspective, engineering, and quality together early. It prevents a story from being read differently only late in the process.With only a few minutes available and a still-fuzzy solution search, the method forces a wide range of variants. It produces fast sketches before the first idea can settle in, making different directions directly comparable and open to further development.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.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.
Complexitysame
LowLowLowLow
Timedifferent
15-30 min8-15 min15-30 min5-20 min
Participantsdifferent
31-103-121-20
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Clarified Story, Test Examples, Open QuestionsSketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction OptionsIdea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized listIdeenpool, Roh-Shortlist, Cluster
Tagsno overlap
CollaborationBehavior-Driven DevelopmentQualityRefinement
BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed
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