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| Criterion |  UX Research User Interviews |  UX Research Empathy Mapping |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |  Domain Modeling EventStorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | When a domain consists of many events, rules, and states, it creates a shared modeling space for the team. It bundles language, flows, and boundaries before domain knowledge fragments into siloed views. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30–60 min per interview | 30–60 min | 60-120 min | 2-8 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1 participant per interview | 4-8 | 2-8 | 5-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Interview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary | Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research Gaps | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | Event Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery | SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop |