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| Criterion |  UX Research Diary Study |  Facilitation Dot Voting |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  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 a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection. | When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. | 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 | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 5-15 min | 15-45 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | 3-20 | 1-10 | 5-30 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchTrackingBehavior | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment |