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Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
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Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration of a branching tree with an outcome at its root, customer opportunities, solution options and small experiment cards.
Product Discovery
Opportunity Solution Tree
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.When discovery keeps swinging between goals, ideas, and learning loops, it creates clear steering logic. It connects the desired outcome, opportunities, and experiments into a legible structure.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen45-90 min1-2 h Setup, laufend
Participantsdifferent
5-202-62-6
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceOpportunity Solution Tree, Experiment Backlog, Learning Log
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UX researchTrackingBehavior
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
DiscoveryOutcomesExperimentsOpportunity
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Product Strategy
GIST Planning
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
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Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
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Product Discovery
Dual-Track Agile