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Selected:Service BlueprintingCustomer Journey MappingArchitecture Communication CanvasCustomer Journey Canvas
| Criterion |  UX Design Service Blueprinting |  UX Research Customer Journey Mapping |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |  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. | When a user journey falls apart across many touchpoints, customer journey mapping makes the experience visible as a coherent arc. Phases, emotions, and breaks become legible enough to prioritize critical moments deliberately. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. | 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 | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 0.5-2 Tage | 2-4 h | 60-120 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 6-12 | 4-10 | 2-8 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Service Blueprint, Fail Points, Ownership Map | Journey Map, Pain-point List, Opportunity Backlog | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan | Customer Journey Canvas, Pain Points, Experience Opportunities |
Tagsno overlap | Service designOperationsJourneyBlueprint | JourneyServiceService design | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas | JourneyCustomerService designCanvas |