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Criterion
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
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.Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen45-90 min30 min Setup, dann laufend90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
5-202-81-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone4-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning PlanRAID Log, Status Report SourceDecision Rights Matrix, Agreement
Tagsno overlap
UX researchTrackingBehavior
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
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