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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
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
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.When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
30–60 min6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down1-3 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
4-82-4 pro Pitch5-302-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsPitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority AreasPower Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder
Tagsno overlap
SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning
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