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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 of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
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.Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
2-8 h30–60 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
5-124-81-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Event Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open QuestionsEmpathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsConcept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps
Tagsno overlap
Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop
SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
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Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
A paper-based illustration representing Domain Storytelling with its core stages and visible working result.
Knowledge Modeling
Domain Storytelling
A paper-based illustration representing Event Modeling with its core stages and visible working result.
Knowledge Modeling
Event Modeling
Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping