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Criterion
Paper illustration for Time Blocking
Operations
Time Blocking
Paper illustration of Rolestorming with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rolestorming
Paper illustration of an eight-panel idea sheet with varied sketches beside a timer set to eight minutes.
Innovation
Crazy 8s
Paper illustration of Rapid Ideation with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rapid Ideation
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 a search for ideas stalls, switching roles helps people step outside their own perspective and activate new logics of action. The method reduces habit because contributions arise from a different stance. This brings unfamiliar, often fitting solution approaches into play.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 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 min Planung, laufend30-60 min8-15 min5-20 min
Participantsdifferent
13-121-101-20
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanRollenkarten, Ideenpool pro Rolle, Konsolidierte ShortlistSketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction OptionsIdeenpool, Roh-Shortlist, Cluster
Tagsno overlap
PlanningTime managementFocus
BrainstormingIdeationCreativity
BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint
BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed
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