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| Criterion |  UX Research User Interviews |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Knowledge Modeling Event Modeling |  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. | Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy. | Event Modeling connects business workflows with commands, events, and views into one coherent mental model. It helps design behavior, UI, and technical slices from the same underlying logic. | 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 | Low | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30–60 min per interview | Half day | 2-6 h | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1 participant per interview | 3-12 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Interview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Event Model, UI Flow, Commands, Read Models | Context Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary Notes |
Tagsno overlap | QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | EventsBlueprintDomain-Driven DesignBehavior | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy |