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Criterion
Paper timeline with three dates, parallel lanes for work, signals and decisions, and labeled links.
Facilitation
Timeline
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
Purposedifferent
When a project, incident, or change process is only remembered in fragments, Timeline brings the sequence back into a readable form. It makes turning points, precursors, and after-effects recognizable over the course of time.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.When three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
30-90 min30–60 min15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
2-124-82-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Timeline, Milestones, Insight NotesEmpathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsVenn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators
Tagsno overlap
TimelineFacilitationSequence
SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
ComparisonFacilitationAlignment
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Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam