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Criterion
Paper illustration of two people facing each other, speech bubbles and an open interview notebook.
UX Research
User Interviews
Paper illustration for Domain Context Map
Domain Modeling
Domain Context Map
Paper illustration of two user profile cards with a goal, behavior evidence, and an open research question.
UX Research
Personas
A paper-based illustration representing Bounded Context Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
Domain Modeling
Bounded Context Canvas
Purposedifferent
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.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.When target groups stay too vague and teams talk about the same people differently, personas create a shared, solid picture of usage. Condensed profiles make needs, contexts, and differences tangible enough for decisions.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30–60 min per interview1-3 h1-3 Tage1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
1 participant per interview3-10Internes Team3-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Interview Notes, Themes, Insight SummaryDomain Context Map, Boundary Notes, Ownership MapPersona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario NotesContext Canvas, Glossary, Integration Notes
Tagsno overlap
QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery
Domain-Driven DesignContextBoundaries
ResearchCustomerSynthesis
Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesModeling
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