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Criterion
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
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Operations
Getting Things Done
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UX Research
User Interviews
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 teams derive needs only from assumptions and real motives are missing, user interviews give direct access to behavior and meaning. Conversations from the target group's everyday life make patterns, tensions, and open questions solidly visible.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
30–60 min1-2 h Setup, laufend30–60 min per interview
Participantsdifferent
4-811 participant per interview
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutineInterview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary
Tagsno overlap
SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery
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