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| Criterion |  Innovation Design Thinking |  UX Research Surveys |  Knowledge Modeling Concept Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service. | When a topic needs to be validated broadly and many people can answer the same question, surveys gather structured feedback in a scalable form. Answers become comparable and segmentable instead of remaining merely anecdotal. | Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 3-14 Tage | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 50+ | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Survey Results, Charts, Segment Insights | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps |
Tagsno overlap | InnovationPrototypeResearch | QuantitativeResearchValidation | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking |
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