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| Criterion |  UX Research Diary Study |  Knowledge Modeling IBIS |  Facilitation Six Thinking Hats |  Facilitation Decision Jam |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus. | When a topic gets stuck too quickly in the same thinking mode, Six Thinking Hats deliberately separates the perspectives. This means facts, risks, creativity, and emotional signals get worked through one after another instead of mixed together. | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 1-3 h | 45-90 min | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | 2-8 | 4-12 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | Issue Map, Positions, Argument Notes | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchTrackingBehavior | RationaleKnowledgeDecision | FacilitationOptionsDecision | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop |