{"id":423,"date":"2014-09-20T09:30:58","date_gmt":"2014-09-20T09:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.neovita.com\/thoughts\/?p=423"},"modified":"2016-01-17T06:46:20","modified_gmt":"2016-01-17T06:46:20","slug":"4-ways-i-meet-users-part-5-summary-comparison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oninteractions.com\/thoughts\/4-ways-i-meet-users-part-5-summary-comparison\/","title":{"rendered":"Summary &#038; Comparison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>As the final part of my short series about participatory design I have created a comparison table to help you chose the best method for the current phase of your project.\u00a0LDR = Long-distance Relationship.<\/strong><\/p>\n<table class=\"data-table-xs-no-more-tables data-table-left-header-4-columns-equal\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th class=\"top-header\">Usability Test<\/th>\n<th class=\"top-header\">Interview<\/th>\n<th class=\"top-header\">Guided Exploration<\/th>\n<th 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