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| Criterion |  UX Research Personas |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |  Systems Thinking Future Reality 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. | A Future Reality Tree shows how desired actions are meant to lead to a better system state. The method checks whether a path of change holds together logically before time flows into implementation. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Tage | 1-3 h | 2-4 h | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | Internes Team | 3-12 | 3-8 | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Persona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario Notes | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps |
Tagsno overlap | ResearchCustomerSynthesis | KnowledgeMappingRisk | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking |