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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
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Views and Beyond method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Views and Beyond
Purposedifferent
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 Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.Views and Beyond organizes architecture into several views so no single diagram has to do everything at once. This makes it possible to choose the representation that fits the stakeholder's question.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
2-4 h60-120 min1-3 Tage
Participantsdifferent
4-102-81-4
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Journey Map, Pain-point List, Opportunity BacklogCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication PlanArchitecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale
Tagsno overlap
JourneyServiceService design
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture
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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 of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas