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Paper illustration for Problem Framing Workshop.
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Problem Framing Workshop
Surveys method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
Surveys
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
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 a topic needs to be validated broadly and many people can answer the same question, surveys gather structured feedback in a scalable form. Answers become comparable and segmentable instead of remaining merely anecdotal.When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
60-120 min3-14 Tage60–90 min
Participantsdifferent
4-1050+2-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Problem Statement, Scope Boundaries, Assumption List, Next Analysis QuestionsSurvey Results, Charts, Segment InsightsStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationAlignmentDiscovery
QuantitativeResearchValidation
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Paper illustration of Stakeholder Salience Model with its method-specific working model.
Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model
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3-Circle Venn Diagram