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Criterion
Paper illustration of Starbursting with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Starbursting
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
Purposedifferent
Helps clarify ideas, open questions, and testable next steps in concrete terms. It opens the thinking space, collects ideas, and leads to testable options. The result is captured as a star-shaped question map, question list, and assumption list.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.
Complexitysame
LowLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min30–60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-104-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Star-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption ListEmpathy Map, Assumptions List, Research Gaps
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BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery
SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
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A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
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Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming