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| Criterion |  UX Research Contextual Inquiry |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Business Strategy Three Horizons |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When work processes are known only from accounts and the real context stays hidden, Contextual Inquiry makes behavior at the workplace visible. Observation and follow-up questions together show how people actually work, get interrupted, and improvise. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | Three Horizons helps clarify strategic options across different timeframes. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and investment choices, and captures the result as a horizon map, portfolio view, and initiatives per horizon. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Wochen | 45-90 min | Halbtags-Workshop, dann iterativ |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 Beobachtungen | 2-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Field Notes, Workflow Insights, Pain Points | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Horizon map, Portfolio view, Initiatives per horizon, Resource plan |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchObservationContext | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | StrategyInnovationPortfolioForesight |
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