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Criterion
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Paper illustration of Rapid Ideation with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rapid Ideation
Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
Purposedifferent
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 many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster.When a decision needs to be prepared quickly, the method generates many solution-close variants in a short time. It deliberately relies on pace to undercut self-censorship and perfectionism. This quickly produces a usable field for prioritization and further work.With unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen10-20 min5-20 min20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
5-204-100+1-204-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesIdeenpool, Roh-Shortlist, ClusterIdea List, Cluster, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
UX researchTrackingBehavior
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed
BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity
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