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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
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
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.Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
2-6 h30–60 min60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-84-84-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Event Model, UI Flow, Commands, Read ModelsEmpathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsAnnotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog
Tagsno overlap
EventsBlueprintDomain-Driven DesignBehavior
SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
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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
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping