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Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration of GIST Planning with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
GIST Planning
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 many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen45-90 minWochen bis Monate je Goal
Participantsdifferent
5-202-63-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceGoals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports
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UX researchTrackingBehavior
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments
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Architecture
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Product Discovery
Opportunity Solution Tree
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Facilitation
Power Interest Grid