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| Criterion |  UX Research Personas |  Systems Thinking Current Reality Tree |
|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When target groups stay too vague and teams talk about the same people differently, personas create a shared, solid picture of usage. Condensed profiles make needs, contexts, and differences tangible enough for decisions. | A Current Reality Tree condenses many symptoms into a few causal chains. The method makes visible which core problems drive several negative effects at once. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Tage | 2-6 h |
Participantsdifferent | Internes Team | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Persona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario Notes | Current Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas |
Tagsno overlap | ResearchCustomerSynthesis | Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality |
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