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| Criterion |  UX Research Contextual Inquiry |  Product Strategy ICE Scoring |  Decision Making Delphi Method |
|---|---|---|---|
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 ideas need sorting quickly, it condenses impact, confidence, and effort into one compact score. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as an ICE table and top-ideas list. | When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Wochen | 30-60 min | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 Beobachtungen | 2-8 | 6-30 Experten |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Field Notes, Workflow Insights, Pain Points | ICE Table, Top Idea List | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchObservationContext | PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy |
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