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| Criterion |  UX Research Affinity Diagramming |  Delivery RAID Log |  Decision Making RAPID |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When research notes, feedback, or observations sit unconnected side by side, affinity diagramming sorts the raw material into solid themes. Many individual points turn into patterns that make decisions and opportunities clearer. | Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting. | In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45–90 min | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | 45-90 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | 3-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Theme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areas | RAID Log, Status Report Source | RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan |
Tagsno overlap | SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | DecisionRolesGovernance | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery |