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Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop
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 an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.When a decision is poorly framed, even good answers deliver little value. A Decision Framing Workshop sharpens the problem, goal, and boundaries before the actual weighing begins.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
30–60 min30-90 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
4-82-84-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision BoundariesDecision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence Plan
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SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions
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Paper illustration for Trade-off Analysis.
Decision Making
Trade-off Analysis
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop