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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation Timeline | ![]() Facilitation Decision Jam | ![]() UX Research Empathy Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a project, incident, or change process is only remembered in fragments, Timeline brings the sequence back into a readable form. It makes turning points, precursors, and after-effects recognizable over the course of time. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 60-90 min | 30–60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 4-10 | 4-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research Gaps |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop |
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