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| Criterion |  UX Research Surveys |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
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 an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 3-14 Tage | 60-120 min | 60–90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 50+ | 5-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Survey Results, Charts, Segment Insights | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | QuantitativeResearchValidation | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange |
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