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| Criterion |  UX Research Diary Study |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Architecture arc42 |  Decision Making Cynefin 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 statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. | When problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 1-3 h | 1-2 Tage | 60-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | 1-8 | 1-4 | 4-20 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchTrackingBehavior | SensemakingDecisionRationale | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | ComplexitySensemakingDecision |