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Criterion
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
Paper matrix with six colored hat cards for information, feeling, value, caution, ideas and process control.
Facilitation
Six Thinking Hats
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.When a topic gets stuck too quickly in the same thinking mode, Six Thinking Hats deliberately separates the perspectives. This means facts, risks, creativity, and emotional signals get worked through one after another instead of mixed together.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
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Timedifferent
30–60 min45-90 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
4-84-122-8
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsPerspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action ItemsPower Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder
Tagsno overlap
SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
FacilitationOptionsDecision
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
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Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam