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Method sketches.

All method sketches in one place: jump alphabetically, filter by category, and open the matching method directly.

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AgileWorkshop methodLow

Acceptance Criteria Workshop

Moves backlog, sprint work, and team flow toward a concrete result through "pin the story summary to the whiteboard", "write the happy path as Given-When-Then", and "copy the criteria into the story tool".

Open method

Sources

Cucumber: Introducing Example Mappingcucumber.io

B

2 method sketches

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InnovationWorkshop methodLow

Brainstorming

Opens the idea space, bundles contributions into theme clusters, and condenses them into a shortlist for the next step.

Open method

Sources

IDEO U: 7 Simple Rules of Brainstormingideou.com

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InnovationWorkshop methodLow

Brainwriting

Gathers ideas silently and iteratively, builds on them together, and produces prioritized concepts instead of loud individual impulses.

Open method

Sources

6-3-5 Brainwriting - The Design Society Design Exchangedesignsociety.org Ideate With 6-3-5 Brainwriting - SAP AppHausapphaus.sap.com Using Brainwriting For Rapid Idea Generation - University of Siegenusability-siegen.de

C

1 method sketches

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InnovationWorkshop methodLow

Crazy 8s

Forces eight sketches in a short time so direction options emerge and favorites become quickly comparable.

Open method

Sources

Crazy 8’s - Google Design Sprint Kitdesignsprintkit.withgoogle.com Design Sprint Kit - Googledesignsprintkit.withgoogle.com

D

2 method sketches

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InnovationWorkshop methodMedium

Design Charrette

Parallel design teams turn a shared challenge into comparable concepts, open questions, and a consolidated direction.

Open method

Sources

National Charrette Institute: NCI Charrette Systemcanr.msu.edu

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UX DesignWorkshop methodMedium

Design Studio

Brings sketches, critique, and iteration together so solid design decisions grow out of early drafts.

Open method

Sources

NN/g: Facilitating an Effective Design Studio Workshopnngroup.com

E

2 method sketches

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Domain ModelingWorkshop methodMedium

EventStorming

Makes domain knowledge visible as a chronological wall of events, from domain events through commands to bounded contexts.

Open method

Sources

EventStormingeventstorming.com EventStorming | Avanscopertaavanscoperta.it

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AgileWorkshop methodLow

Example Mapping

Gathers rules, examples, and open questions for a story so the business logic can be checked before implementation.

Open method

Sources

Example Mapping | Cucumbercucumber.io

G

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DevOpsWorkshop methodHigh

Game Day

Simulates realistic incident scenarios, exposes gaps in response and runbooks, and improves preparedness.

Open method

Sources

Conduct game days regularly · AWS Well-Architecteddocs.aws.amazon.com

H

1 method sketches

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InnovationWorkshop methodLow

How Might We

Formulates tensions as HMW questions, turning observations into precise prompts for ideation and selection.

Open method

Sources

Using “How Might We” Questions to Ideate on the Right Problems - NN/Gnngroup.com

L

1 method sketches

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InnovationWorkshop methodLow

Lotus Blossom

Expands a core question into topic fields, filters out patterns, and condenses interesting paths into a shortlist.

Open method

Sources

Nulab: The Lotus Blossom Techniquenulab.com

M

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InnovationWorkshop methodMedium

Morphological Analysis

Combines dimensions and variants in a morphological box to find unusual solution combinations.

Open method

Sources

Swedish Morphological Society: General Morphological Analysisswemorph.com

Q

1 method sketches

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ArchitectureWorkshop methodMedium

Quality Attribute Workshop

Gathers quality goals, prioritizes risks, and turns them into architecture topics evaluated together.

Open method

Sources

Quality Attribute Workshop Collection · Software Engineering Institutesei.cmu.edu

R

5 method sketches

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InnovationWorkshop methodLow

Rapid Ideation

A strict timebox pushes quick idea volume first, then clusters and selects options after the burst is complete.

Open method

Sources

Design Council: Ideation methodsdesigncouncil.org.uk

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InnovationWorkshop methodLow

Reverse Brainstorming

Deliberately flips the question toward the negative to expose risk themes and derive solid solution ideas from them.

Open method

Sources

IAF Library / SessionLab: Reverse Brainstormingsessionlab.com

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ArchitectureWorkshop methodLow

Risk Storming

Moves architecture context, options, and consequences toward a concrete result through "place the architecture diagram or plan in the center", "set risk categories such as technical, organizational, and external", and "assign an owner and next steps for each top risk".

Open method

Sources

Risk Stormingsimonbrown.je

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InnovationWorkshop methodLow

Rolestorming

Invented roles shift perspective during ideation and surface options that the normal team viewpoint would miss.

Open method

Sources

MindTools: Rolestormingmindtools.com

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InnovationWorkshop methodLow

Round Robin Brainstorming

Ensures participation in turn, produces a broad idea list, and then leads it into clusters and a shortlist.

Open method

Sources

ASQ: Brainstormingasq.org

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InnovationWorkshop methodLow

SCAMPER

Varies a starting idea across seven targeted change questions and condenses approaches into a concept shortlist.

Open method

Sources

Creative Education Foundation · SCAMPERcreativeeducationfoundation.org Interaction Design Foundation · SCAMPERixdf.org

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AgileWorkshop methodMedium

Specification by Example

Moves backlog, sprint work, and team flow toward a concrete result through "briefly present the story or feature", "collect examples rule by rule", and "hand over the examples as acceptance tests".

Open method

Sources

Cucumber: Behaviour-Driven Developmentcucumber.io

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InnovationWorkshop methodLow

Starbursting

Moves ideas, open questions, and testable next steps toward a concrete result through "place the core idea in the center", "label the six points with who, what, when, where, how, and why", and "mark gaps and follow-up questions".

Open method

Sources

MindTools: Starburstingmindtools.com

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1 method sketches

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InnovationWorkshop methodLow

Worst Possible Idea

Deliberately collects bad ideas, reverses their mechanics, and turns them into usable approaches.

Open method

Sources

IxDF: Worst Possible Ideaixdf.org