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| Criterion | ![]() UX Research Customer Journey Mapping | ![]() Facilitation World Café | ![]() Facilitation Open Space Technology | ![]() 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 group needs to connect many viewpoints in a short time, World Café creates a calm alternation between closeness and rotation. It sets thinking in motion without forcing the conversation into full-plenary rigidity. | When a complex topic does not yet have a fitting agenda, Open Space Technology hands topic ownership back to the participants. The format suits questions that only move forward when real interest determines the order. | 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 | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 60-180 min | 0.5-2 Tage | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 12-100+ | 20-500+ | 3-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Journey Map, Pain-point List, Opportunity Backlog | Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions | Session Marketplace, Proceedings, Action Topics | Customer Journey Canvas, Pain Points, Experience Opportunities |
Tagsno overlap | JourneyServiceService design | FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking | FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy | JourneyCustomerService designCanvas |



