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Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
Paper illustration of Rolestorming with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rolestorming
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
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 search for ideas stalls, switching roles helps people step outside their own perspective and activate new logics of action. The method reduces habit because contributions arise from a different stance. This brings unfamiliar, often fitting solution approaches into play.In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
30–60 min30-60 minHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage
Participantsdifferent
4-83-1210-50
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsRollenkarten, Ideenpool pro Rolle, Konsolidierte ShortlistSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction
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SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
BrainstormingIdeationCreativity
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
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Lotus Blossom
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Reverse Brainstorming
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Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming