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| Criterion |  UX Research User Interviews |  Facilitation Open Space Technology |  Product Discovery Opportunity Solution Tree |  Facilitation Barcamp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a complex topic does not yet have a fitting agenda, Open Space Technology hands topic ownership back to the participants. The format suits questions that only move forward when real interest determines the order. | When discovery keeps swinging between goals, ideas, and learning loops, it creates clear steering logic. It connects the desired outcome, opportunities, and experiments into a legible structure. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30–60 min per interview | 0.5-2 Tage | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1 participant per interview | 20-500+ | 2-6 | 15-200 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Interview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary | Session Marketplace, Proceedings, Action Topics | Opportunity Solution Tree, Experiment Backlog, Learning Log | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings |
Tagsno overlap | QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery | FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy | DiscoveryOutcomesExperimentsOpportunity | FacilitationLarge groupLearning |