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| Criterion |  UX Research User Interviews |  Facilitation Barcamp |  Facilitation World Café |  Facilitation Lean Coffee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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 many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance. | When a group needs to connect many viewpoints in a short time, World Café creates a calm alternation between closeness and rotation. It sets thinking in motion without forcing the conversation into full-plenary rigidity. | When a group without a fixed agenda needs to get into useful conversations quickly, Lean Coffee structures the start around interests rather than a presentation. The group itself negotiates which topics get time first and which wait. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30–60 min per interview | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 60-180 min | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 participant per interview | 15-200 | 12-100+ | 3-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Interview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions | Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action Items |
Tagsno overlap | QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking | FacilitationAutonomyDialogue |