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| Criterion |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Decision Making Decision Tree |  UX Design Service Blueprinting |  UX Research Customer Journey Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. | For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 30-90 min | 0.5-2 Tage | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-6 | 6-12 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List | Service Blueprint, Fail Points, Ownership Map | Journey Map, Pain-point List, Opportunity Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | DecisionTreeOptions | Service designOperationsJourneyBlueprint | JourneyServiceService design |