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| Criterion |  UX Research Personas |  Innovation Design Sprint |  Innovation Design Thinking |  UX Research Usability Testing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess. | For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service. | When a product is built but people get stuck on tasks, usability testing shows the friction at concrete points. Observed use instead of self-report makes visible where orientation, understanding, or interaction breaks down. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Tage | 4-5 Tage | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 1-2 h je Session |
Participantsdifferent | Internes Team | 5-8 | 4-10 | Based on research question |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Persona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario Notes | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Usability Issues, Severity List, Recommendations |
Tagsno overlap | ResearchCustomerSynthesis | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation | InnovationPrototypeResearch | ValidationUXPrototype |