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Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
Paper illustration for Current Reality Tree
Systems Thinking
Current Reality Tree
Paper illustration of MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
MORT Analysis
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.A Current Reality Tree condenses many symptoms into a few causal chains. The method makes visible which core problems drive several negative effects at once.For a safety-relevant event or a system with high protection requirements, the method examines where controls failed. It exposes both technical and organizational gaps.
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30–60 min2-6 hMehrere Tage bis Wochen
Participantsdifferent
4-83-82-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
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Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsCurrent Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention IdeasMORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic Recommendations
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SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality
Root causeSafetySystemicIncident
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