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| Criterion |  UX Research Customer Journey Mapping |  Domain Modeling EventStorming |  Product Discovery Opportunity Interview |  UX Design Customer Journey Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 domain consists of many events, rules, and states, it creates a shared modeling space for the team. It bundles language, flows, and boundaries before domain knowledge fragments into siloed views. | When opportunities are still hidden behind signals of need, it structures conversations around needs and obstacles. It looks for patterns that lead to new product opportunities. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 2-8 h | 30-60 min je Interview | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 5-12 | 5-12 Interviews | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Journey Map, Pain-point List, Opportunity Backlog | Event Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open Questions | Interview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer Quotes | Customer Journey Canvas, Pain Points, Experience Opportunities |
Tagsno overlap | JourneyServiceService design | Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop | DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer | JourneyCustomerService designCanvas |