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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 Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
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 designs need to be quickly put in relation to each other, it makes ideas visible and comparable. It encourages early variants instead of long upfront debates.When three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-90 min1-3 h15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
2-123-82-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Timeline, Milestones, Insight NotesSketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsVenn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators
Tagsno overlap
TimelineFacilitationSequence
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
ComparisonFacilitationAlignment
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Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette