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| Criterion |  UX Research Personas |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Product Discovery Opportunity Interview |  Facilitation Problem Framing Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. | When opportunities are still hidden behind signals of need, it structures conversations around needs and obstacles. It looks for patterns that lead to new product opportunities. | When a team works on symptoms but the real question stays fuzzy, a Problem Framing Workshop sharpens the view of the right problem. It separates observation, interpretation, and target picture from each other. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Tage | 15-45 min | 30-60 min je Interview | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | Internes Team | 1-10 | 5-12 Interviews | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Persona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario Notes | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Interview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer Quotes | Problem Statement, Scope Boundaries, Assumption List, Next Analysis Questions |
Tagsno overlap | ResearchCustomerSynthesis | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer | FacilitationAlignmentDiscovery |