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Criterion
A paper-based illustration representing Event Modeling with its core stages and visible working result.
Knowledge Modeling
Event Modeling
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Purposedifferent
Event Modeling connects business workflows with commands, events, and views into one coherent mental model. It helps design behavior, UI, and technical slices from the same underlying logic.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 team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
2-6 h30–60 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-84-84-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Event Model, UI Flow, Commands, Read ModelsEmpathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsIdea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
EventsBlueprintDomain-Driven DesignBehavior
SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
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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
EventStorming on a long working surface: colored event cards form a business flow, friction points are marked, and a boundary separates different areas of responsibility.
Domain Modeling
EventStorming
Paper illustration of Rapid Ideation with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rapid Ideation