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| Criterion |  UX Research Diary Study |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |  Innovation Design Thinking |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | The Business Model Canvas condenses a business model to its key building blocks and assumptions. It makes variants quickly comparable and reveals gaps before validation or implementation begins. | For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 1-2 h | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | 2-8 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchTrackingBehavior | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation | InnovationPrototypeResearch |
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