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| Criterion |  UX Research Diary Study |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Innovation Round Robin Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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 many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | With unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 10-20 min | 1-2 h | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | 4-100+ | 4-12 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchTrackingBehavior | FacilitationInclusionIdeation | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity |