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| Criterion |  UX Research Diary Study |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |  Agile ROAM Board |  Facilitation 3-Circle Venn Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable. | When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List. | When three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 1-3 h | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | 3-12 | 3-15 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | ROAM Board, Owner List | Venn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchTrackingBehavior | KnowledgeMappingRisk | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment | ComparisonFacilitationAlignment |