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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
Paper illustration of two user profile cards with a goal, behavior evidence, and an open research question.
UX Research
Personas
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
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 target groups stay too vague and teams talk about the same people differently, personas create a shared, solid picture of usage. Condensed profiles make needs, contexts, and differences tangible enough for decisions.In a week with many open loops, the method creates distance from operational noise. It organizes commitments, calendar, and projects so the next week becomes workable.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
30–60 min1-2 h Setup, laufend1-3 Tage30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
4-81Internes Team1
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutinePersona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario NotesUpdated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next Actions
Tagsno overlap
SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
ResearchCustomerSynthesis
ProductivityExecutionPlanning
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