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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 for Evaporating Cloud.
Systems Thinking
Evaporating Cloud
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 method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
2-4 h60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
4-102-8
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Journey Map, Pain-point List, Opportunity BacklogConflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments
Tagsno overlap
JourneyServiceService design
Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking
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A paper-based illustration representing Customer Journey Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
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Customer Journey Canvas
Paper illustration for Future Reality Tree.
Systems Thinking
Future Reality Tree
A paper-based illustration representing Service Blueprint with its core stages and visible working result.
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Service Blueprinting
Paper illustration for Theory of Constraints Thinking Process.
Systems Thinking
Theory of Constraints Thinking Process