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Criterion
A paper-based illustration representing Customer Journey Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
UX Design
Customer Journey Canvas
A structured reflection surfaces what was liked, learned, lacked, and longed for. It is a conversation format and does not validate actions automatically.
Agile
4Ls Retrospective
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 a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
Purposedifferent
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.When a sprint should not only be assessed but also learned from, it captures experience in clear learning categories. It records what worked, what's missing, and what should run differently next time.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 team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h45–75 min2-4 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-10Team members involved4-103-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Customer Journey Canvas, Pain Points, Experience Opportunities4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement ActionsJourney Map, Pain-point List, Opportunity BacklogStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
JourneyCustomerService designCanvas
RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam
JourneyServiceService design
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
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