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| Criterion |  UX Research Customer Journey Mapping |  Product Discovery Concierge MVP |  Innovation Design Charrette |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | When an idea can first fail or grow through genuine hands-on support, it relies on manual work instead of automation. It shows whether user value holds up even under manual execution. | In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 1-4 Wochen | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 3-10 Kunden | 10-50 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Journey Map, Pain-point List, Opportunity Backlog | Concierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP Risks | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction |
Tagsno overlap | JourneyServiceService design | MVPValidationServiceDiscovery | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation |
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