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| Criterion |  UX Research Contextual Inquiry |  UX Research Diary Study |  Domain Modeling Context Map |  Knowledge Modeling Event Modeling |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When experiences build up over days or weeks and a single session cannot capture them, Diary Study records the course of everyday life. Recurring triggers, moods, and habits become visible this way, beyond the sharpness of memory. | When several contexts need to talk to each other, it makes their relationships and dependencies legible. It helps sort integration pressure and responsibilities across system boundaries. | Event Modeling connects business workflows with commands, events, and views into one coherent mental model. It helps design behavior, UI, and technical slices from the same underlying logic. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Wochen | 1-4 Wochen | 1-3 h | 2-6 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 Beobachtungen | 5-20 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Field Notes, Workflow Insights, Pain Points | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | Context Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary Notes | Event Model, UI Flow, Commands, Read Models |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchObservationContext | UX researchTrackingBehavior | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy | EventsBlueprintDomain-Driven DesignBehavior |