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| Criterion |  UX Research Customer Journey Mapping |  UX Research Empathy Mapping |  UX Research User Interviews |  Product Discovery Concierge MVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 lot is assumed about a target group but little is seen jointly, empathy mapping makes knowledge and gaps directly comparable. The picture also shows which assumptions hold up and where evidence is missing. | When teams derive needs only from assumptions and real motives are missing, user interviews give direct access to behavior and meaning. Conversations from the target group's everyday life make patterns, tensions, and open questions solidly visible. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 30–60 min | 30–60 min per interview | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 4-8 | 1 participant per interview | 3-10 Kunden |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Journey Map, Pain-point List, Opportunity Backlog | Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research Gaps | Interview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary | Concierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP Risks |
Tagsno overlap | JourneyServiceService design | SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop | QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery | MVPValidationServiceDiscovery |