Empathy Map
Empathy maps are a tool used in design thinking and product management to help engineers and designers understand the lived experiences and needs of end users.
How do you bring voices in the room, safeguard their emotional experiences and create understanding between decision-makers and audiences impacted by those decisions when time and interest do not exist? How can equitable evaluation tenants be incorporated (and appreciated) while managing resources?
Enter the empathy map. Empathy maps are a tool used in design thinking and product management to help engineers and designers understand the lived experiences and needs of end users. While frameworks vary, the empathy map engages participants to envision what people:
Think & Feel
How do they receive information (Hear)
Perceive (See)
How and what do they communicate outwardly? (Say and do)
What they stand to gain and potential pain points from a project/project
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Empathy Map
Works best for:
Market Research, Research & Design
The Empathy Map template is perfect for understanding user behavior and motivations. It helps teams capture insights into what users think, feel, and do, ensuring your designs meet their needs. Ideal for UX and product teams.
Gantt Chart for Project Scheduling
Works best for:
Planning, Strategy
Gantt Chart for Project Scheduling helps you plan and visualize project timelines. It enables you to manage tasks, deadlines, and dependencies, ensuring efficient project execution. Ideal for project managers looking to streamline their scheduling process.
Good, Bad, Ideas, Action, Kudos Retrospective
Works best for:
Retrospectives, Meetings, Agile Methodology
The Good, Bad, Ideas, Action, Kudos Retrospective template offers a structured approach to retrospectives by categorizing feedback into five key areas: good, bad, ideas, action items, and kudos (appreciations). It provides elements for team members to share their thoughts, suggestions, and acknowledgments. This template enables teams to reflect on past performance, generate actionable insights, and celebrate achievements. By promoting inclusivity and constructive feedback, the Good, Bad, Ideas, Action, Kudos Retrospective empowers teams to foster collaboration, drive continuous improvement, and strengthen team dynamics effectively.
Bang for the Buck Template
Works best for:
Project Management, Strategic Planning, Prioritization
The name pretty much says it—this Agile framework is all about helping you maximize efficiency by powering collaboration between product managers and dev teams. Together you can go over each to-do on the project agenda and evaluate them in terms of costs and benefits. That way you can prioritize tasks based on how much bang for your buck they deliver. This template is great for teams and organizations that want to make a strategic plan to tackle an upcoming sprint.
Customer Journey Map
Works best for:
Customer Journey Map
Customer journey mapping is a method that visualizes and narrates how users navigate a site or app to achieve their objectives.
Co-design Storyboard
Works best for:
Storyboard, Planning, Design
Foster collaboration and innovation with the Co-design Storyboard template. Ideal for co-design workshops and team brainstorming sessions, this template allows multiple contributors to visualize and refine ideas together. It includes sections for user scenarios, design sketches, and feedback loops, promoting active participation and diverse input. Use this template to enhance team creativity, streamline design processes, and ensure that all voices are heard and integrated