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Criterion
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
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.Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly.When a problem gets covered up too quickly with answers, Question Burst puts the better question at the center. The format opens the thinking space before the group commits to an interpretation.When many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen1-2 h15-30 min10-20 min
Participantsdifferent
5-201-82-84-100+
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineConcept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge GapsQuestion List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes
Tagsno overlap
UX researchTrackingBehavior
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
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