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Paper illustration for Future Reality Tree.
Systems Thinking
Future Reality Tree
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 for Evaporating Cloud.
Systems Thinking
Evaporating Cloud
Purposedifferent
A Future Reality Tree shows how desired actions are meant to lead to a better system state. The method checks whether a path of change holds together logically before time flows into implementation.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.The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict.
Complexitydifferent
HighMediumMedium
Timedifferent
2-4 h2-4 h60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
3-84-102-8
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved InjectionsJourney Map, Pain-point List, Opportunity BacklogConflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments
Tagsno overlap
Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange
JourneyServiceService design
Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking
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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 Intervention Mapping.
Systems Thinking
Intervention Mapping
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
A paper-based illustration representing Service Blueprint with its core stages and visible working result.
UX Design
Service Blueprinting