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Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration for RAPID
Decision Making
RAPID
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.In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
30–60 min30-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
4-82-83-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision BoundariesRAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log
Tagsno overlap
SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
DecisionRolesGovernance
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Affinity Diagramming
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Affinity Diagramming
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping