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| Criterion |  UX Research User Interviews |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Facilitation Problem Framing Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30–60 min per interview | 1-4 Wochen | 1-3 h | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 participant per interview | 6-30 Experten | 5-30 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Interview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Problem Statement, Scope Boundaries, Assumption List, Next Analysis Questions |
Tagsno overlap | QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | FacilitationAlignmentDiscovery |