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| Criterion | ![]() UX Design Service Blueprinting | ![]() UX Research Empathy Mapping | ![]() Facilitation Consensus Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|
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 lot is assumed about a target group but little is seen jointly, empathy mapping makes knowledge and gaps directly comparable. The picture also shows which assumptions hold up and where evidence is missing. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 0.5-2 Tage | 30–60 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 6-12 | 4-8 | 5-30 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Service Blueprint, Fail Points, Ownership Map | Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research Gaps | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas |
Tagsno overlap | Service designOperationsJourneyBlueprint | SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment |
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