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Criterion
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
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.With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.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 min1-2 h Setup, laufend2-8 h
Participantsdifferent
4-815-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutineEvent Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open Questions
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SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop
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