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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  UX Research Customer Journey Mapping |  Innovation Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a project, incident, or change process is only remembered in fragments, Timeline brings the sequence back into a readable form. It makes turning points, precursors, and after-effects recognizable over the course of time. | 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 a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 2-4 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 4-10 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Journey Map, Pain-point List, Opportunity Backlog | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | JourneyServiceService design | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |
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