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Criterion
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration for Reverse Brainstorming
Innovation
Reverse 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 loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on.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.For persistent errors or blockages, the method shifts the view to the opposite of the desired effect. It exposes the mechanics of failure and makes hidden causes easier to grasp. This makes improvement more concrete and the problem clearer.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen15-30 min30 min Setup, dann laufend30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
5-203-121-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone3-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineIdea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized listRAID Log, Status Report SourceReverse Ideas, Risk Themes, Solution Ideas
Tagsno overlap
UX researchTrackingBehavior
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityRisk
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