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| Criterion |  UX Research Diary Study |  UX Research Customer Journey Mapping |  UX Design Customer Journey Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When experiences build up over days or weeks and a single session cannot capture them, Diary Study records the course of everyday life. Recurring triggers, moods, and habits become visible this way, beyond the sharpness of memory. | 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 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 2-4 h | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | 4-10 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | Journey Map, Pain-point List, Opportunity Backlog | Customer Journey Canvas, Pain Points, Experience Opportunities |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchTrackingBehavior | JourneyServiceService design | JourneyCustomerService designCanvas |
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