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Criterion
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration of MVP Test Matrix with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
MVP Test Matrix
Paper illustration of a Learning Card with four fields for hypothesis, observation, insight, and action.
Product Discovery
Learning Card
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 an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.When several minimal variants compete to answer the same question, it makes comparing and choosing between them cleaner. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Test Matrix and a Test Plan.The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen30-90 min45-75 min25-40 min
Participantsdifferent
5-202-82-81-5
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision BoundariesTest Matrix, Test PlanLearning Card with evidence and next action
Tagsno overlap
UX researchTrackingBehavior
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryOptions
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning
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