A team can agree verbally while imagining different objects. A rough drawing or simple construction can reveal the disagreement before detailed artwork makes it expensive to change.
IDEO.org's Get Visual method incorporates drawing and making into design exploration. IDEO.org Design Kit — Get Visual.
Show the relationship
For a character-and-base concept, represent how the parts relate rather than spending the first session polishing surface detail. Ask each contributor to explain what they believe the representation shows.
Keep the uncertainty visible
Label unresolved features and avoid presenting a rough model as a complete specification. The representation should help the team ask a clearer question. Relevant technical and user evaluation still need to follow before the proposal becomes an approved construction.
Source reviewed 25 October 2026. Interpretation and original diagrams: PLUSHIP / Qunhe. Examples are illustrative.
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