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Criterion
A paper-based illustration representing Service Blueprint with its core stages and visible working result.
UX Design
Service Blueprinting
A paper-based illustration representing Customer Journey Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
UX Design
Customer Journey Canvas
A structured reflection surfaces what was liked, learned, lacked, and longed for. It is a conversation format and does not validate actions automatically.
Agile
4Ls Retrospective
Paper illustration for Mad Sad Glad
Agile
Mad Sad Glad
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 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.When a sprint should not only be assessed but also learned from, it captures experience in clear learning categories. It records what worked, what's missing, and what should run differently next time.When a team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible.
Complexitydifferent
HighMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
0.5-2 Tage1-3 h45–75 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
6-123-10Team members involved3-10
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Service Blueprint, Fail Points, Ownership MapCustomer Journey Canvas, Pain Points, Experience Opportunities4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement ActionsEmotion Board, Themes, Action Items
Tagsno overlap
Service designOperationsJourneyBlueprint
JourneyCustomerService designCanvas
RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam
RetrospectiveTeamReflection
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