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Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
Paper illustration for Concierge MVP
Product Discovery
Concierge MVP
A paper-based illustration representing Customer Journey Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
UX Design
Customer Journey Canvas
Purposedifferent
When research notes, feedback, or observations sit unconnected side by side, affinity diagramming sorts the raw material into solid themes. Many individual points turn into patterns that make decisions and opportunities clearer.When an idea can first fail or grow through genuine hands-on support, it relies on manual work instead of automation. It shows whether user value holds up even under manual execution.When a journey needs to be understood across several phases, it arranges experience, touchpoints, and opportunities into one picture. It makes gaps and friction along the user path clear.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
45–90 min1-4 Wochen1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-103-10 Kunden3-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Theme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areasConcierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP RisksCustomer Journey Canvas, Pain Points, Experience Opportunities
Tagsno overlap
SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause
MVPValidationServiceDiscovery
JourneyCustomerService designCanvas
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Paper illustration of a journey map with four connected phases, several experience lanes and a point marked for closer investigation.
UX Research
Customer Journey Mapping
Paper illustration of two people facing each other, speech bubbles and an open interview notebook.
UX Research
User Interviews
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
Paper illustration of Experiment Canvas with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Experiment Canvas