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Criterion
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
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.In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated.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.In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen30-60 min60-90 min90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
5-202-104-104-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentDecision Rights Matrix, Agreement
Tagsno overlap
UX researchTrackingBehavior
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
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