Synthesis & Modeling
Turn raw research into shared artifacts: personas, Jobs-to-be-Done, journey maps, and service blueprints.
- Intermediate
Personas (Research-Based, Proto, Statistical)
Three distinct persona types — and how to choose, build, and use each one so design decisions stay anchored to real human needs.
- Intermediate
Jobs-to-be-Done (JTBD) Framework & Job Stories
Shift from describing who users are to understanding what they're trying to accomplish — and build products that win by solving the right job.
- Intermediate
Empathy Maps
A structured synthesis tool that turns scattered research observations into a shared picture of what a user thinks, feels, says, and does — so teams build from evidence, not assumption.
- Intermediate
Customer Journey Maps
Transform raw research into a shared visual story of how real users move through your product — and where frustration kills momentum.
- Intermediate
Experience Maps
Visualize the full arc of how people interact with your product or service — revealing friction, emotional highs and lows, and strategic opportunity across every touchpoint.
- Intermediate
Service Blueprints
Mapping every layer of a service — from user actions to backstage systems — so teams can find failure points before customers do.