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Criterion
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
A paper-based illustration representing Event Modeling with its core stages and visible working result.
Knowledge Modeling
Event Modeling
Purposedifferent
When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.When research notes, feedback, or observations sit unconnected side by side, affinity diagramming sorts the raw material into solid themes. Many individual points turn into patterns that make decisions and opportunities clearer.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min45–90 min2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
3-83-102-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsTheme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areasEvent Model, UI Flow, Commands, Read Models
Tagsno overlap
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause
EventsBlueprintDomain-Driven DesignBehavior
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Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
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
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis