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| Criterion |  UX Research Contextual Inquiry |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Product Discovery Context Canvas |  Innovation Brainwriting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. | When an environment of users, systems, and constraints is hard to grasp, it puts the context compactly on the table. It creates a clear reading of influence, boundary, and dependency. | When loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Wochen | 15-45 min | 45-90 min | 15-30 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 Beobachtungen | 1-10 | 3-10 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Field Notes, Workflow Insights, Pain Points | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Context canvas, Open questions, Shared context notes | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchObservationContext | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | ContextFramingRequirementsCanvas | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas |