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| Criterion |  UX Research Contextual Inquiry |  UX Research Diary Study |  Innovation Rapid Ideation |
|---|---|---|---|
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 a decision needs to be prepared quickly, the method generates many solution-close variants in a short time. It deliberately relies on pace to undercut self-censorship and perfectionism. This quickly produces a usable field for prioritization and further work. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Wochen | 1-4 Wochen | 5-20 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 Beobachtungen | 5-20 | 1-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Field Notes, Workflow Insights, Pain Points | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | Ideenpool, Roh-Shortlist, Cluster |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchObservationContext | UX researchTrackingBehavior | BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed |
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