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Criterion
A paper-based illustration representing Service Blueprint with its core stages and visible working result.
UX Design
Service Blueprinting
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
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 several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.When roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge.When three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies.
Complexitydifferent
HighMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
0.5-2 Tage1-2 h45-90 min15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
6-124-123-122-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Service Blueprint, Fail Points, Ownership MapAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsExpectation Map, Alignment Notes, AgreementsVenn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators
Tagsno overlap
Service designOperationsJourneyBlueprint
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
ComparisonFacilitationAlignment
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