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Criterion
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
Paper illustration for Evaporating Cloud.
Systems Thinking
Evaporating Cloud
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.The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict.
Complexitydifferent
LowMedium
Timedifferent
30–60 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
4-82-8
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsConflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments
Tagsno overlap
SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking
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Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
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