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Criterion
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
Purposedifferent
When research notes, feedback, or observations sit unconnected side by side, affinity diagramming sorts the raw material into solid themes. Many individual points turn into patterns that make decisions and opportunities clearer.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.When a lot is assumed about a target group but little is seen jointly, empathy mapping makes knowledge and gaps directly comparable. The picture also shows which assumptions hold up and where evidence is missing.Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog.
Complexitysame
LowLowLowLow
Timedifferent
45–90 min30 min Setup, dann laufend30–60 min60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-101-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone4-84-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Theme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areasRAID Log, Status Report SourceEmpathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsAnnotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog
Tagsno overlap
SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
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