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| Criterion |  UX Research Surveys |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. | For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 3-14 Tage | 60-90 min | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 50+ | 4-10 | 4-10 | 5-30 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Survey Results, Charts, Segment Insights | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas |
Tagsno overlap | QuantitativeResearchValidation | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | InnovationPrototypeResearch | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment |