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Criterion
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
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for Problem Framing Workshop.
Facilitation
Problem Framing Workshop
Purposedifferent
When a domain consists of many events, rules, and states, it creates a shared modeling space for the team. It bundles language, flows, and boundaries before domain knowledge fragments into siloed views.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 several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.When a team works on symptoms but the real question stays fuzzy, a Problem Framing Workshop sharpens the view of the right problem. It separates observation, interpretation, and target picture from each other.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
2-8 h30–60 min1-2 h60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
5-124-84-124-10
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Event Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open QuestionsEmpathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsProblem Statement, Scope Boundaries, Assumption List, Next Analysis Questions
Tagsno overlap
Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop
SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
FacilitationAlignmentDiscovery
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