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Criterion
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
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
Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map
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 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.When several contexts need to talk to each other, it makes their relationships and dependencies legible. It helps sort integration pressure and responsibilities across system boundaries.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30–60 min2-8 h1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
4-85-122-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsEvent Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open QuestionsContext Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary Notes
Tagsno overlap
SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop
Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy
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Affinity Diagramming
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Affinity Diagramming
A paper-based illustration representing Bounded Context Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
Domain Modeling
Bounded Context Canvas
Paper illustration for Domain Context Map
Domain Modeling
Domain Context Map
A paper-based illustration representing Event Modeling with its core stages and visible working result.
Knowledge Modeling
Event Modeling