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| Criterion |  UX Research Customer Journey Mapping |  UX Design Service Blueprinting |  Product Discovery Concierge MVP |  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 service experience is spread across several touchpoints, it brings frontstage and backstage together. It shows where user contact and internal responsibility must fit. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 0.5-2 Tage | 1-4 Wochen | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 6-12 | 3-10 Kunden | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Journey Map, Pain-point List, Opportunity Backlog | Service Blueprint, Fail Points, Ownership Map | Concierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP Risks | Customer Journey Canvas, Pain Points, Experience Opportunities |
Tagsno overlap | JourneyServiceService design | Service designOperationsJourneyBlueprint | MVPValidationServiceDiscovery | JourneyCustomerService designCanvas |