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Criterion
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
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.Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30–60 min6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
4-82-4 pro Pitch5-30
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsPitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas
Tagsno overlap
SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
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Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping