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Criterion
Six paper cards show a person moving from a problem through a service flow to a completed outcome.
UX Design
Storyboarding
Systems Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Systems Mapping
A paper-based illustration representing Bounded Context Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
Domain Modeling
Bounded Context Canvas
Paper illustration for Domain Context Map
Domain Modeling
Domain Context Map
Purposedifferent
When a usage scenario needs to become understandable early, it condenses situations, context, and flow into a legible sequence. It helps check concept ideas before anything gets built.Systems Mapping arranges elements, relationships, and boundaries so a complex field becomes legible at a glance. The overview stabilizes the overall picture before detail work or steering begins.When a business context is still loosely outlined, it shapes language, responsibility, and integration space. It clarifies what belongs together and where a boundary needs to hold.When a domain model and its associated contexts need to be thought through together, it creates a shared overview. It connects the business view and organizational boundary into a readable whole.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30-90 min1-3 h1-3 h1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
1-83-123-83-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Storyboard, Concept Narrative, Testable AssumptionsSystem Map, Dependencies, Leverage PointsContext Canvas, Glossary, Integration NotesDomain Context Map, Boundary Notes, Ownership Map
Tagsno overlap
VisualizationConceptsSequencePrototype
Systems thinkingMappingBoundariesChange
Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesModeling
Domain-Driven DesignContextBoundaries
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