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Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
A paper-based illustration representing Service Blueprint with its core stages and visible working result.
UX Design
Service Blueprinting
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
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 service experience is spread across several touchpoints, it brings frontstage and backstage together. It shows where user contact and internal responsibility must fit.Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
30–60 min0.5-2 Tage60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsService Blueprint, Fail Points, Ownership MapAnnotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog
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SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
Service designOperationsJourneyBlueprint
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
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Affinity Diagramming
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
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Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
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Assumption Mapping
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
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