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Criterion
Paper illustration of a participant using a prototype while an observer takes notes beside a highlighted usability issue.
UX Research
Usability Testing
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration of Rolestorming with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rolestorming
Purposedifferent
When a product is built but people get stuck on tasks, usability testing shows the friction at concrete points. Observed use instead of self-report makes visible where orientation, understanding, or interaction breaks down.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h je SessionHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
Based on research question10-503-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Usability Issues, Severity List, RecommendationsSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized DirectionRollenkarten, Ideenpool pro Rolle, Konsolidierte Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
ValidationUXPrototype
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
BrainstormingIdeationCreativity
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Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
Paper illustration for Reverse Brainstorming
Innovation
Reverse Brainstorming
Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming