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| Criterion |  UX Research Diary Study |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |  Facilitation Dot Voting |  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. | 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. | 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 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 | 60-120 min | 5-15 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | 5-12 | 3-20 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | Venn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchTrackingBehavior | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | ComparisonFacilitationAlignment |