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Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration of Rapid Ideation with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rapid Ideation
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 decision needs to be prepared quickly, the method generates many solution-close variants in a short time. It deliberately relies on pace to undercut self-censorship and perfectionism. This quickly produces a usable field for prioritization and further work.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
30–60 min6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down5-20 min
Participantsdifferent
4-82-4 pro Pitch1-20
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsPitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesIdeenpool, Roh-Shortlist, Cluster
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SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed
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Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette