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Criterion
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper scorecard with four perspectives, connected objective cards and columns for measures, targets and initiatives.
Business Strategy
Balanced Scorecard
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
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.Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures.GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 WochenHalber Tag bis mehrere Wochen1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
5-204-122-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineBalanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative MapGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes
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UX researchTrackingBehavior
StrategyMetricsExecution
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
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Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Paper illustration of Counter Metrics with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Counter Metrics
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration of HEART Framework with its method-specific working model.
UX Research
HEART Framework