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| Criterion |  UX Research User Interviews |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
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 knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. | 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 | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30–60 min per interview | 1-4 Wochen | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1 participant per interview | 6-30 Experten | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Interview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |
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