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Criterion
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration of two people facing each other, speech bubbles and an open interview notebook.
UX Research
User Interviews
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.In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space.When teams derive needs only from assumptions and real motives are missing, user interviews give direct access to behavior and meaning. Conversations from the target group's everyday life make patterns, tensions, and open questions solidly visible.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
30–60 minHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage30–60 min per interview
Participantsdifferent
4-810-501 participant per interview
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized DirectionInterview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary
Tagsno overlap
SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery
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