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Criterion
Paper timeline with three dates, parallel lanes for work, signals and decisions, and labeled links.
Facilitation
Timeline
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Purposedifferent
When a project, incident, or change process is only remembered in fragments, Timeline brings the sequence back into a readable form. It makes turning points, precursors, and after-effects recognizable over the course of time.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30-90 min1-2 hHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage
Participantsdifferent
2-124-1210-50
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Timeline, Milestones, Insight NotesAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction
Tagsno overlap
TimelineFacilitationSequence
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
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A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid