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Criterion
Paper illustration of a JTBD interview notebook with a decision timeline, forces of change and a concise job hypothesis.
Product Discovery
Jobs to Be Done
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
A paper-based illustration representing Service Blueprint with its core stages and visible working result.
UX Design
Service Blueprinting
Purposedifferent
When switching motives and progress are unclear, it reconstructs the situation from real customer circumstances. It shows why a switch happens and what kind of progress is being sought.For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumHigh
Timedifferent
1-3 Wochen45-90 min0.5-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
5-12 Interviews2-56-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Job Stories, Outcome Statements, Opportunity ListA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause AnalysisService Blueprint, Fail Points, Ownership Map
Tagsno overlap
CustomerOutcomesNeeds
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
Service designOperationsJourneyBlueprint
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A paper-based illustration representing Customer Journey Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
UX Design
Customer Journey Canvas
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
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk