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| Criterion |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |  UX Research Card Sorting |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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 content only makes sense internally and users can't find the structure again, card sorting exposes their mental order. Terms, groups, and naming are then aligned with the target group's expectations. | When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 20-45 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-12 | Based on research question | 1-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority | Content groups, Label set, IA hypotheses | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion | Information architectureNavigationStructure | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation |
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