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Criterion
Paper illustration of two user profile cards with a goal, behavior evidence, and an open research question.
UX Research
Personas
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
A paper-based illustration representing Service Blueprint with its core stages and visible working result.
UX Design
Service Blueprinting
Purposedifferent
When target groups stay too vague and teams talk about the same people differently, personas create a shared, solid picture of usage. Condensed profiles make needs, contexts, and differences tangible enough for decisions.When a lot is assumed about a target group but little is seen jointly, empathy mapping makes knowledge and gaps directly comparable. The picture also shows which assumptions hold up and where evidence is missing.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
MediumLowHigh
Timedifferent
1-3 Tage30–60 min0.5-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
Internes Team4-86-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Persona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario NotesEmpathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsService Blueprint, Fail Points, Ownership Map
Tagsno overlap
ResearchCustomerSynthesis
SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
Service designOperationsJourneyBlueprint
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A paper-based illustration representing Customer Journey Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
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Affinity Diagramming
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Affinity Diagramming
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