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| Criterion | ![]() UX Research Diary Study | ![]() Growth A/B Testing | ![]() Facilitation Consensus Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|
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 two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 1-4 Wochen | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | 1-6 | 5-30 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchTrackingBehavior | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment |
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