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Criterion
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 of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper matrix with seven SCAMPER rows, operator prompts and variations for a course portal.
Innovation
SCAMPER
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.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.For an existing solution under pressure to change, the method deliberately opens space for systematic variants. It directs attention to rebuilding, combining, and repurposing rather than only new basic ideas. This produces concrete evolution paths for products, offerings, or workflows.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
2-4 hHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
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Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Journey Map, Pain-point List, Opportunity BacklogSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized DirectionSCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation Notes
Tagsno overlap
JourneyServiceService design
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation
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Innovation
Brainstorming
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Innovation
Lotus Blossom
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Innovation
Morphological Analysis
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Innovation
Reverse Brainstorming