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| Criterion |  UX Research Surveys |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |  Knowledge Modeling IBIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a topic needs to be validated broadly and many people can answer the same question, surveys gather structured feedback in a scalable form. Answers become comparable and segmentable instead of remaining merely anecdotal. | When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. | IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 3-14 Tage | 1-3 h | 90-180 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 50+ | 1-8 | 4-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Survey Results, Charts, Segment Insights | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | Issue Map, Positions, Argument Notes |
Tagsno overlap | QuantitativeResearchValidation | SensemakingDecisionRationale | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | RationaleKnowledgeDecision |