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| Criterion |  UX Research Diary Study |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Decision Making OODA Loop |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia. | McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 1-3 h | 15-60 min je Zyklus | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | 5-30 | 1-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchTrackingBehavior | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | DecisionChangeLearningStrategy | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange |