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| Criterion |  Agile ROAM Board |  UX Research Affinity Diagramming |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  UX Research Empathy Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List. | When research notes, feedback, or observations sit unconnected side by side, affinity diagramming sorts the raw material into solid themes. Many individual points turn into patterns that make decisions and opportunities clearer. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | When a lot is assumed about a target group but little is seen jointly, empathy mapping makes knowledge and gaps directly comparable. The picture also shows which assumptions hold up and where evidence is missing. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend | 45–90 min | 1-3 h | 30–60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-15 | 3-10 | 5-30 | 4-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | ROAM Board, Owner List | Theme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areas | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research Gaps |
Tagsno overlap | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment | SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop |