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| Criterion |  UX Research Customer Journey Mapping |  UX Design Customer Journey Canvas |  Innovation Crazy 8s |  UX Design Service Blueprinting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | With only a few minutes available and a still-fuzzy solution search, the method forces a wide range of variants. It produces fast sketches before the first idea can settle in, making different directions directly comparable and open to further development. | When a service experience is spread across several touchpoints, it brings frontstage and backstage together. It shows where user contact and internal responsibility must fit. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 1-3 h | 8-15 min | 0.5-2 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 3-10 | 1-10 | 6-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Journey Map, Pain-point List, Opportunity Backlog | Customer Journey Canvas, Pain Points, Experience Opportunities | Sketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction Options | Service Blueprint, Fail Points, Ownership Map |
Tagsno overlap | JourneyServiceService design | JourneyCustomerService designCanvas | BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint | Service designOperationsJourneyBlueprint |