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Paper illustration for Time Blocking
Operations
Time Blocking
Paper illustration for Concierge MVP
Product Discovery
Concierge MVP
Design Thinking as a learning loop: an observation notebook, a focused problem statement, different idea sketches, a cardboard prototype and user-test notes. Feedback leads to new understanding.
Innovation
Design Thinking
Purposedifferent
With a calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure.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.For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumHigh
Timedifferent
15-30 min Planung, laufend1-4 Wochen1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen
Participantsdifferent
13-10 Kunden4-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanConcierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP RisksProblem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings
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PlanningTime managementFocus
MVPValidationServiceDiscovery
InnovationPrototypeResearch
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A paper-based illustration representing Design Sprint with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Design Sprint
Paper illustration for Wizard of Oz Test
Product Discovery
Wizard of Oz Test
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
Paper illustration of Experiment Canvas with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Experiment Canvas