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Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
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
A paper-based illustration representing Service Blueprint with its core stages and visible working result.
UX Design
Service Blueprinting
Purposedifferent
For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise.When a user journey falls apart across many touchpoints, customer journey mapping makes the experience visible as a coherent arc. Phases, emotions, and breaks become legible enough to prioritize critical moments deliberately.When a service experience is spread across several touchpoints, it brings frontstage and backstage together. It shows where user contact and internal responsibility must fit.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumHigh
Timedifferent
45-120 min2-4 h0.5-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
2-64-106-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action ListJourney Map, Pain-point List, Opportunity BacklogService Blueprint, Fail Points, Ownership Map
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ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
JourneyServiceService design
Service designOperationsJourneyBlueprint
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A paper-based illustration representing Customer Journey Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
UX Design
Customer Journey Canvas
Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Paper fishbone diagram with a measurable effect at the head and six labeled cause branches.
Operations
Fishbone Diagram
Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
Operations
Kepner-Tregoe