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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 of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Paper illustration for Domain Context Map
Domain Modeling
Domain Context Map
Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map
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 goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.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 several contexts need to talk to each other, it makes their relationships and dependencies legible. It helps sort integration pressure and responsibilities across system boundaries.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30–60 min per interview45-90 min1-3 h1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
1 participant per interview3-83-102-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Interview Notes, Themes, Insight SummaryImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsDomain Context Map, Boundary Notes, Ownership MapContext Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary Notes
Tagsno overlap
QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
Domain-Driven DesignContextBoundaries
Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy
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