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Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Purposedifferent
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 statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on.When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
30–60 min1-3 h60–90 min
Participantsdifferent
4-81-82-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision RationaleStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes
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SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
SensemakingDecisionRationale
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
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