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| Criterion |  UX Research Diary Study |  Operations Change Analysis |  Facilitation Decision Jam |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise. | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 45-120 min | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | 2-6 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action List | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchTrackingBehavior | ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop |
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