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Criterion
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
Paper illustration for Evaporating Cloud.
Systems Thinking
Evaporating Cloud
EventStorming on a long working surface: colored event cards form a business flow, friction points are marked, and a boundary separates different areas of responsibility.
Domain Modeling
EventStorming
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.When a domain consists of many events, rules, and states, it creates a shared modeling space for the team. It bundles language, flows, and boundaries before domain knowledge fragments into siloed views.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30–60 min60-120 min2-8 h
Participantsdifferent
4-82-85-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsConflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next ExperimentsEvent Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open Questions
Tagsno overlap
SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking
Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop
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Affinity Diagramming
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Affinity Diagramming
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
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A paper-based illustration representing Event Modeling with its core stages and visible working result.
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Paper illustration for Future Reality Tree.
Systems Thinking
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