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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Facilitation Problem Framing Workshop |  UX Research User Interviews |  Facilitation Alignment 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 team works on symptoms but the real question stays fuzzy, a Problem Framing Workshop sharpens the view of the right problem. It separates observation, interpretation, and target picture from each other. | When teams derive needs only from assumptions and real motives are missing, user interviews give direct access to behavior and meaning. Conversations from the target group's everyday life make patterns, tensions, and open questions solidly visible. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 60-120 min | 30–60 min per interview | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 4-10 | 1 participant per interview | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Problem Statement, Scope Boundaries, Assumption List, Next Analysis Questions | Interview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | FacilitationAlignmentDiscovery | QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |