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Criterion
Paper illustration of a four-quadrant grid with tasks sorted by importance and urgency and translated into actions.
Decision Making
Eisenhower Matrix
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
Paper illustration of two user profile cards with a goal, behavior evidence, and an open research question.
UX Research
Personas
Purposedifferent
It separates true priorities from noise so it becomes clear what should be done now, scheduled, delegated, or dropped.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.When target groups stay too vague and teams talk about the same people differently, personas create a shared, solid picture of usage. Condensed profiles make needs, contexts, and differences tangible enough for decisions.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
15-30 min30–60 min1-3 Tage
Participantsdifferent
1-64-8Internes Team
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Eisenhower Matrix, Action List, Delegation NotesEmpathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsPersona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario Notes
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationFocusTasks
SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
ResearchCustomerSynthesis
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UX Research
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Affinity Diagramming
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Operations
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Product Discovery
Kano Model