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Criterion
Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
EventStorming on a long working surface: colored event cards form a business flow, friction points are marked, and a boundary separates different areas of responsibility.
Domain Modeling
EventStorming
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
Purposedifferent
For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise.When a domain consists of many events, rules, and states, it creates a shared modeling space for the team. It bundles language, flows, and boundaries before domain knowledge fragments into siloed views.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
45-120 min2-8 h45–90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-65-123-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action ListEvent Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open QuestionsTheme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areas
Tagsno overlap
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop
SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause
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Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
A paper-based illustration representing Event Modeling with its core stages and visible working result.
Knowledge Modeling
Event Modeling
Paper illustration with architecture components and concrete change tasks for comparison.
Architecture
SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method)
Paper illustration of Starbursting with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Starbursting