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Selected:Service BlueprintingAffinity DiagrammingArchitecture Inception CanvasSoftware Architecture Canvas
| Criterion |  UX Design Service Blueprinting |  UX Research Affinity Diagramming |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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 research notes, feedback, or observations sit unconnected side by side, affinity diagramming sorts the raw material into solid themes. Many individual points turn into patterns that make decisions and opportunities clearer. | The Architecture Inception Canvas bundles the first architecture questions into a compact decision picture. It fits when an initiative is still in motion but still needs clear guardrails. | The Software Architecture Canvas reduces a system to the most important architecture decisions, constraints, and interfaces. It is useful when teams need a resilient overall picture quickly. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 0.5-2 Tage | 45–90 min | 1-2 h | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 6-12 | 3-10 | 3-8 | 3-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Service Blueprint, Fail Points, Ownership Map | Theme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areas | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes |
Tagsno overlap | Service designOperationsJourneyBlueprint | SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop |