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| Criterion |  Decision Making Option Framing |  UX Research User Interviews |  UX Research Empathy Mapping |  Decision Making Decision Framing Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question. | When teams derive needs only from assumptions and real motives are missing, user interviews give direct access to behavior and meaning. Conversations from the target group's everyday life make patterns, tensions, and open questions solidly visible. | When a lot is assumed about a target group but little is seen jointly, empathy mapping makes knowledge and gaps directly comparable. The picture also shows which assumptions hold up and where evidence is missing. | When a decision is poorly framed, even good answers deliver little value. A Decision Framing Workshop sharpens the problem, goal, and boundaries before the actual weighing begins. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-120 min | 30–60 min per interview | 30–60 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 1 participant per interview | 4-8 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision Inputs | Interview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary | Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research Gaps | Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence Plan |
Tagsno overlap | OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison | QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery | SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop | Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions |