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Empathy Mapping: The First Step in Design Thinking
Saved by Bastian Külzer
And you can see why that understanding would help teamwork and collaboration. It’s one thing to know what to expect from your teammates. It’s another to be able to comprehend what they’re thinking as they’re working or as you’re planning work. That’s why teams that achieve empathy perform better. They understand each other so well that they reach a
... See moreEmpathy keeps your focus where it needs to be: on your clients. Imagine what they’re going through, how they feel, what’s motivating them.
tools like customer development,11 usability studies, and empathy maps12 are examples of methods for learning about potential users.
Impact maps can facilitate nicely the first two mental states, divergent and convergent thinking, capturing the options and allowing us to discuss them. They can also help determine what information to collect for the analysis phase.