# Resources

- Link: https://www.solmesz.com/resources
- Published: 2019-05-28T15:09:32-03:00
- Author: Sol Mesz

## Minicanvas

The minicanvas is an adaptation from [Ash Maurya’s](https://leanstack.com/leancanvas)
Lean Canvas. I made 2 key changes to the original:

 * I only kept the key product areas: problem, segments, solution, unique value 
   proposition
 * I rearranged and renamed some of the areas to better help users of the canvas
   enter the information they need to validate their product.

Why I made this version? Because while working with product managers, business stakeholders
and entrepreneurs I found that they had difficulty entering the information they
needed in order to validate product hypothesis.

You can see here the rationale for the changes I made. Also, this is the version
of the Minicanvas that I mention in the article “Tool Disease”.

[Download Minicanvas](https://www.solmesz.com/wp-content/uploads/Minicanvas-en.pdf)

## Empathy Map revisited

This Empathy Map is based on [Paul Boag’s](https://boagworld.com/usability/adapting-empathy-maps-for-ux-design/)
version, which in turn is based on [Dave Gray’s](https://medium.com/the-xplane-collection/updated-empathy-map-canvas-46df22df3c8a)
original empathy map.

Why I made this version? While using Paul Boag’s version I found a few issues with
some of the user dimensions, which I resolved with this revisited version. It has
since been used by other practitioners their workshops. Please try it and let me
know how it worked for you.

You can see the rationale for the changes I made here. Also, this is the version
that I mention in the article “Tool Disease”.

[Download Empathy Map](https://www.solmesz.com/wp-content/uploads/Mapa-de-empatia-Sol-en.pdf)