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| Criterion |  UX Research Diary Study |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |  Operations ABC Analysis |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting. | With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention. | When many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 60-120 min | 30-60 min | 10-20 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 4-100+ |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority | ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control List | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchTrackingBehavior | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion | PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio | FacilitationInclusionIdeation |