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Paper illustration for Problem Framing Workshop.
Facilitation
Problem Framing Workshop
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Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
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UX Research
User Interviews
Purposedifferent
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.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 teams derive needs only from assumptions and real motives are missing, user interviews give direct access to behavior and meaning. Conversations from the target group's everyday life make patterns, tensions, and open questions solidly visible.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
60-120 min1-2 h30–60 min per interview
Participantsdifferent
4-104-121 participant per interview
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Problem Statement, Scope Boundaries, Assumption List, Next Analysis QuestionsAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsInterview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary
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FacilitationAlignmentDiscovery
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery
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Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
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Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model
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Facilitation
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