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| Criterion |  UX Research Contextual Inquiry |  UX Research Diary Study |  UX Research First-click Testing |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 users immediately turn the wrong way on a screen or wireframe, first click testing checks initial orientation at high speed. The first click shows early whether expectation, labeling, and wayfinding fit together. | The 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Wochen | 1-4 Wochen | 1-2 Tage | 5-15 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 Beobachtungen | 5-20 | 10-30 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Field Notes, Workflow Insights, Pain Points | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | Click Heatmap, Success Rate, Design Recommendations | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchObservationContext | UX researchTrackingBehavior | UXNavigationFindabilityValidation | StartupValidationCompetition |