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| Criterion |  UX Research Diary Study |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Knowledge Modeling Concept Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. | Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 1-3 h | 1-5 Tage | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | 3-12 | Nutzertraffic | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchTrackingBehavior | KnowledgeMappingRisk | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking |