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Emotional journey

The emotional journey method visualizes a user's feelings while interacting with a service or product. This technique helps teams pinpoint where users experience both joy and frustration, guiding them towards improvements.

Duration
Flexible
Group size
Any people
CCBY-SA 4.0

How to run it

  1. 1

    Set up the room and gather necessary materials and participants.

  2. 2

    Choose an interaction experience to map, such as commuting or using a service.

  3. 3

    Gather insights from team members based on past experiences or research.

  4. 4

    Create a journey map that highlights user touchpoints with the product or organization.

  5. 5

    Develop separate journeys for different personas, if applicable.

  6. 6

    Use a line graph to track emotions along the journey, indicating both high points of excitement and low points of frustration.

  7. 7

    Review and analyze the completed journey maps to identify areas for enhancement.

Tips

  • Encourage open discussion to capture genuine emotions and insights.

  • Visual aids can enhance understanding; consider sticky notes or digital tools.

  • Follow up with a brainstorming session to address identified pain points.

Variations

Adapt the emotional journey to focus on specific user personas or tailor it for different phases of a product lifecycle.

Where it fits

product development sessionsservice design workshopsuser experience evaluationsteam retrospectives
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Method descriptions on Workshop Weaver are original content written by our team, based on established facilitation practices. This method was inspired by work from SessionLab. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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