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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  UX Research User Interviews |
|---|---|---|
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 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. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 30–60 min per interview |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 1 participant per interview |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Interview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery |
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