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| Criterion |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  UX Research Affinity Diagramming |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  UX Research Empathy Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | 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. | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. | When a lot is assumed about a target group but little is seen jointly, empathy mapping makes knowledge and gaps directly comparable. The picture also shows which assumptions hold up and where evidence is missing. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 45–90 min | 60-90 min | 30–60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-30 | 3-10 | 4-10 | 4-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Theme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areas | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research Gaps |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop |