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| Criterion |  UX Design Service Blueprinting |  Operations ALPEN Method |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  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. | With an overloaded day full of too many tasks, a realistic picture of the day emerges. The method connects estimating, deciding, and buffer thinking so planning fits available energy and time. | When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. | 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 | High | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 0.5-2 Tage | 10-20 min daily | 60–90 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 6-12 | 1 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Service Blueprint, Fail Points, Ownership Map | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Venn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators |
Tagsno overlap | Service designOperationsJourneyBlueprint | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | ComparisonFacilitationAlignment |