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| Criterion |  Team Design Spotify Model Mapping |  UX Research Customer Journey Mapping |  Facilitation Expectation Mapping |  UX Design Customer Journey Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a team landscape has grown without clear grouping, it maps roles and relationships onto the Spotify model. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Spotify model map and action list. | 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. | When roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 2-4 h | 45-90 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 5-15 | 4-10 | 3-12 | 3-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Spotify Model Map, Action List | Journey Map, Pain-point List, Opportunity Backlog | Expectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements | Customer Journey Canvas, Pain Points, Experience Opportunities |
Tagsno overlap | TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis | JourneyServiceService design | AlignmentStakeholdersTeam | JourneyCustomerService designCanvas |