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Criterion
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
Paper illustration for Fault Tree Analysis.
Operations
Fault Tree Analysis
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
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.For a critical top event with several possible triggers, the method logically models failure paths. It makes visible which combinations of conditions can lead to damage.When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy.
Complexitydifferent
LowHighLow
Timedifferent
30–60 min2-6 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
4-83-82-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsFault Tree, Critical Paths, Cause Hypotheses, Control ActionsPower Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder
Tagsno overlap
SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
RiskRoot causeSafety
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning
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Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping