Customer Journey Map

Map the customer's path and find where to improve.

We’ll create customer journey maps that show current and desired paths allowing you to understand what your customers are currently experiencing and spotting where you can make changes.

Type
Canvas
Time
90 minutes
Group size
4-12 people
Best as
Group exercise
In depth

A little more detail.

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We’ll use a customer journey mapping technique to understand the key points in the customer journey for your different customer types.

Once the key points are mapped out we’ll work each customer type through their journey identifying how they feel at each point along it.

We’ll then repeat this process with an ideal client journey in mind, mapping out how they’d ideally be feeling at each stage and therefore allowing us to identify where the current gaps in customer experience occur.

Doing this with your different customer types will allow you to spot where there are key points that are not currently performing for all customer types, as well as spotting discrepancies or opportunities across them individually.

Outcomes

What you'll leave with.

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BRIEF Facilitation notes

How to run it.

When to use it

Use Customer Journey Map to understand what customers currently experience and where it falls short. Mapping the current and ideal journeys for each customer type exposes the gaps and the moments where you can make the biggest difference.

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Use it when

  • You want to improve the experience across the whole customer journey.
  • Different customer types may be experiencing very different journeys.
  • A team needs to see where effort will have the most impact.

Not the right tool when

  • You want a quick empathy view of the customer's mindset. Use Customer Experience.
  • You have not yet agreed who your customers are. Use Who's Our Customer?
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Use it with your team

This tool works best in a well-facilitated room.

Using this tool with a skilled facilitator means that discussions are focused, time is used efficiently, and the group moves toward consensus, making the session productive and impactful.