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| Criterion |  UX Research Surveys |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |  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 loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 3-14 Tage | 60-120 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 50+ | 5-12 | 5-30 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Survey Results, Charts, Segment Insights | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas |
Tagsno overlap | QuantitativeResearchValidation | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment |
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