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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  UX Research Diary Study |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |  Decision Making Delphi Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. | 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 problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic. | When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-4 Wochen | 60-180 min | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 5-20 | 4-20 | 6-30 Experten |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes |
Tagsno overlap | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | UX researchTrackingBehavior | ComplexitySensemakingDecision | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy |