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| Criterion |  UX Research Personas |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |  Decision Making Decision Tree |  Knowledge Modeling Concept Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable. | For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch. | Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Tage | 1-3 h | 30-90 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | Internes Team | 3-12 | 1-6 | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Persona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario Notes | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps |
Tagsno overlap | ResearchCustomerSynthesis | KnowledgeMappingRisk | DecisionTreeOptions | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking |