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| Criterion |  UX Design Service Blueprinting |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |  Operations 5 Whys |  UX Design Customer Journey 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. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. | For a single, hard-to-explain deviation, the method exposes the causal chain behind the visible symptom. It keeps the cause open until a controllable condition emerges instead of a mere description. | When a journey needs to be understood across several phases, it arranges experience, touchpoints, and opportunities into one picture. It makes gaps and friction along the user path clear. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 0.5-2 Tage | 60-120 min | 15-30 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 6-12 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Service Blueprint, Fail Points, Ownership Map | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan | Root cause notes, Countermeasures | Customer Journey Canvas, Pain Points, Experience Opportunities |
Tagsno overlap | Service designOperationsJourneyBlueprint | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas | Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving | JourneyCustomerService designCanvas |