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| Criterion |  UX Research Diary Study |  Decision Making Decision Tree |  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. | For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch. | 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 | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 30-90 min | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | 1-6 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchTrackingBehavior | DecisionTreeOptions | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity |
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