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Criterion
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
Paper illustration of a JTBD interview notebook with a decision timeline, forces of change and a concise job hypothesis.
Product Discovery
Jobs to Be Done
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 switching motives and progress are unclear, it reconstructs the situation from real customer circumstances. It shows why a switch happens and what kind of progress is being sought.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 min1-3 Wochen1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-105-12 Interviews3-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Theme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areasJob Stories, Outcome Statements, Opportunity ListCustomer Journey Canvas, Pain Points, Experience Opportunities
Tagsno overlap
SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause
CustomerOutcomesNeeds
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
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
Paper illustration of Lean UX Canvas with its method-specific working model.
UX Design
Lean UX Canvas
Paper illustration of Opportunity Scoring with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Opportunity Scoring