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Criterion
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
Paper illustration for Storytelling
Facilitation
Storytelling
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
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 an insight needs to have an effect, storytelling translates dry facts into a comprehensible development. It combines context, tension, and consequence into a form that people remember and pass on more easily.When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
30–60 min45-120 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
4-81-62-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsNarrative Outline, Key Message, Story ArcCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
Tagsno overlap
SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
CommunicationNarrativeStakeholdersFacilitation
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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