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EMPATHY
To empathise with others, we:
Observe: view people and their behaviour in the context of their lives
Engage: Interact with and interview them
Immerse: Experience what they experience by ‘putting ourselves in
their shoes’
www.uxempathy.com for online version of empathy map
GOAL: The goal of the game is to gain a deeper level of
understanding of a stakeholder in your business ecosystem,
which may be a client, prospect, partner, etc., within a given
context, such as a buying decision or an experience using a
product or service. The exercise can be as simple or complex as
you want to make it. You should be able to make a rough
empathy map in about 20 minutes, provided you have a decent
understanding of the person and context you want to map.
Even if you don’t understand the stakeholder very well, the
empathy-mapping exercise can help you identify gaps in your
understanding and help you gain a deeper understanding of the
things you don’t yet know. You will also find further guidance
on this too in the book ‘Gamestorming’ or at
www.gogamestorm.com
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To empathise with others, we:
Observe: view people and their behaviour in the context of their lives
Engage: Interact with and interview them
Immerse: Experience what they experience by ‘putting ourselves in
their shoes’
www.uxempathy.com for online version of empathy map
GOAL: The goal of the game is to gain a deeper level of
understanding of a stakeholder in your business ecosystem,
which may be a client, prospect, partner, etc., within a given
context, such as a buying decision or an experience using a
product or service. The exercise can be as simple or complex as
you want to make it. You should be able to make a rough
empathy map in about 20 minutes, provided you have a decent
understanding of the person and context you want to map.
Even if you don’t understand the stakeholder very well, the
empathy-mapping exercise can help you identify gaps in your
understanding and help you gain a deeper understanding of the
things you don’t yet know. You will also find further guidance
on this too in the book ‘Gamestorming’ or at
www.gogamestorm.com
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