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| Criterion |  UX Research Surveys |  UX Research Empathy Mapping |  Knowledge Modeling Event Modeling |  Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | Event Modeling connects business workflows with commands, events, and views into one coherent mental model. It helps design behavior, UI, and technical slices from the same underlying logic. | Outcome-Driven Innovation clarifies customer problems, solution opportunities, and evidence. It separates jobs, desired outcomes, importance, satisfaction, and opportunity, and captures results as desired outcome statements, an opportunity landscape, and segments by underserved needs. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 3-14 Tage | 30–60 min | 2-6 h | Mehrere Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 50+ | 4-8 | 2-8 | 2-6 researchers plus sample |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Survey Results, Charts, Segment Insights | Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research Gaps | Event Model, UI Flow, Commands, Read Models | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses |
Tagsno overlap | QuantitativeResearchValidation | SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop | EventsBlueprintDomain-Driven DesignBehavior | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative |