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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Context Canvas |  UX Research Diary Study |  Agile Example Mapping |  Agile Specification by Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When an environment of users, systems, and constraints is hard to grasp, it puts the context compactly on the table. It creates a clear reading of influence, boundary, and dependency. | When experiences build up over days or weeks and a single session cannot capture them, Diary Study records the course of everyday life. Recurring triggers, moods, and habits become visible this way, beyond the sharpness of memory. | When a story carries business rules and exceptions, it brings clarity before implementation. It makes examples, open questions, and boundaries visible enough that the logic becomes jointly sound. | When business rules need to become precise, it ties language, example, and test together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as an Example Table and Acceptance Tests. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-4 Wochen | 30-60 min | 60-90 min pro Feature |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 5-20 | 3-7 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Context canvas, Open questions, Shared context notes | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open Questions | Example Table, Acceptance Tests |
Tagsno overlap | ContextFramingRequirementsCanvas | UX researchTrackingBehavior | Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement | AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development |