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I think this model has many glaring holes in it...1) it assumes they encounter brand before product - often they are one in the same, or customers never encounter the brand (Ex: trello / atlassian). 2)'signals' should be external indicators from the customer, not steps in a journey (Ex: they leave the page after 10 seconds, or they bounce, or they don't interact with x,y,or z like you wanted them to, 3) there is not a space for deeper customer emotion for each step (Ex: think/feel/do) 4) the line to 'increase trust' is oversimplified and every business model and brand has a different nuanced route to gain user's trust (Ex; stitch fix has to send X packages that are on-brand for the user, vs a banking app has to categorize transactions correctly), 5) nowhere do you mention when/where does the product truly meet the JTBD need of the user that led them to search for a solution in the first place.

Thx for listening to my post :)

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I think one issue here is that this isn't a model. This is an x axis, y axis, and some artificial milestones meant to encourage a conversation... and eventually a team surfacing a context specific model that works for their team.

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For 2, not sure where I suggested they are steps in the journey? Yes, these are "observable signals and attributes." Hopefully the examples conveyed that. For 3, yes, this is not a customer journey map. 4) absolutely, hence adding the signals that make sense for your context. 5) correct, that is a good output of a discussion. You typically surface that.

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