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Empathy map

What a user says, thinks, does and feels — the gap between the first two is usually where the insight lives.

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Empathy mapThe gapWhere what they say and what theydo divergeSeesWhat competitors show themTheir environmentHearsFrom vendorsFrom peersFrom their managerFeelsWhat they fearWhat they enjoyFrustrationsDoesWorkarounds they have builtObserved behaviourThinksWhat worries themWhat they believe but would notsaySaysHow they describe the problemDirect quotes

What is inside

  • Empathy map
  • Says
  • Direct quotes
  • How they describe the problem
  • Thinks
  • What they believe but would not say
  • What worries them
  • Does
  • Observed behaviour
  • Workarounds they have built
  • Feels
  • Frustrations
  • What they enjoy
  • What they fear
  • Hears
  • From their manager
  • From peers
  • From vendors
  • Sees
  • Their environment
  • What competitors show them
  • The gapThat divergence is usually the real product opportunity.
  • Where what they say and what they do diverge

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