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| Criterion |  Facilitation Storytelling |  UX Research Customer Journey Mapping |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |  UX Design Customer Journey Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When an insight needs to have an effect, storytelling translates dry facts into a comprehensible development. It combines context, tension, and consequence into a form that people remember and pass on more easily. | 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 Inception Canvas bundles the first architecture questions into a compact decision picture. It fits when an initiative is still in motion but still needs clear guardrails. | 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 | 45-120 min | 2-4 h | 1-2 h | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 4-10 | 3-8 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Narrative Outline, Key Message, Story Arc | Journey Map, Pain-point List, Opportunity Backlog | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions | Customer Journey Canvas, Pain Points, Experience Opportunities |
Tagsno overlap | CommunicationNarrativeStakeholdersFacilitation | JourneyServiceService design | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas | JourneyCustomerService designCanvas |